bereavements

noun

plural of bereavement
as in absences

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  1. privations
  2. deprivations
  3. needs
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the European settlers, underprepared for actual conditions in the region, suffered great privations, and only 1,500 remained by 1832.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Diaries kept by Eugenia Zieber describe the privations of the trail, chief among them the frequent deaths of fellow travelers.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Definition of privations
Noun
  • Loyal’s drug is designed to trigger some of the same effects, without a dog having to face any of the deprivations experienced by GLP-1 users or the Labradors in the Purina study.
    — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
  • Dyer notes that Cox may well have been confused by the mental and physical trauma of the sinking and the deprivations of five days adrift.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Apr. 2026
Definition of deprivations
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  • Diagnosed with Alzheimer's, severe dementia with agitation, depression, and anxiety, the woman was confused, had difficulty communicating her needs, and hit aides.
    — Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 July 2026
  • Built into the contracts with Google and Anthropic is a 90-day cancellation provision that gives SpaceX the ability to reclaim its compute if Grok’s needs suddenly increase.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 19 July 2026
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