bereaving

present participle of bereave
as in depriving
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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  • Research published in the Journal of Sleep Research in 2021 found that people who commonly woke up in the night and had trouble getting back to sleep on a nightly basis—effectively depriving themselves of restorative sleep—had a nearly 40% higher risk of developing dementia.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The sweeping opinion ran through a list of Israeli practices that the ICJ said violated international law, including confiscating land, building Israeli settlements in the territories, and depriving Palestinians of natural resources and the right to self-determination.
    Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • Their teeth are also capable of stripping bark off of trees, making ironwoods and palo verdes even more vulnerable to hungry herds.
    John Leos, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • This is a gentler alternative that still gets rid of grime without stripping your skin bare.
    Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Bereaving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bereaving. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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