bereaves

present tense third-person singular of bereave
as in deprives
to take something away from news of a death in the family bereaved them of the unmitigated joy that normally prevails at a wedding

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  • Gaines argues since Title IX guarantees men and women equal opportunities to compete in athletics, permitting transgender female athletes to compete deprives other women athletes.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The problem is that standing water in the soil deprives roots of oxygen.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • Unlike chocolate bars, the capsules provide a concentrated dose without sugar or fat – though processing often strips chocolate of antioxidants.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • To survive a ruthless winnowing—to go from one of about 16,000 high-school quarterbacks each year to one of the 10 good ones in the NFL to one of the three or so each generation who earn the Hall of Fame’s gold jacket—hones certain traits within them and strips others away.
    Seth Wickersham, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Bereaves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bereaves. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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