bereavements

Definition of bereavementsnext
plural of bereavement

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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
Noun
  • 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
  • Such terrible deprivations the newcomers to our land must endure while guzzling nips, smoking weed and driving the wrong way on our interstate highways.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Seasonal transitions impact plant care needs, making proper adjustments key to keeping them healthy.
    Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The Republican supermajority is reluctant to stop an unlimited cash flow to an ever-expanding school voucher program that bleeds billions from public schools, despite ample proof of sloppy bookkeeping and zero proof that voucher students’ needs are adequately met.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Bereavements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bereavements. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.

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