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as in bereaved
suffering the death of a loved one
to one investigator, the bereft woman seemed to be taking the sudden death of her rich husband amazingly well
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as in devoid
utterly lacking in something needed, wanted, or expected
a cheap motel completely bereft of all amenities
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An acute scarcity of tobacco products has sent prices skyrocketing, leaving smokers in the shattered seaside territory jittery and bereft.
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
Then came the news, delivered to Giants fans midgame by a bereft play-by-play announcer.
—Andrew Golden, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
Lionel Kane, Raymond’s Black roommate, secret lover and collaborator on a popular mystery series penned under the name Ray Kane, is bereft and suspicious about the circumstances of the fire, even questioning whether the corpse is really Roger’s.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
That kind of money could go deep: For more and better treatment for those in recovery, but also for healing those who’ve been traumatized – parents left bereft, children left without parents – through Baltimore’s epoch of despair.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2024
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
Then came the news, delivered to Giants fans midgame by a bereft play-by-play announcer.
—Andrew Golden, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
Lionel Kane, Raymond’s Black roommate, secret lover and collaborator on a popular mystery series penned under the name Ray Kane, is bereft and suspicious about the circumstances of the fire, even questioning whether the corpse is really Roger’s.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
That kind of money could go deep: For more and better treatment for those in recovery, but also for healing those who’ve been traumatized – parents left bereft, children left without parents – through Baltimore’s epoch of despair.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2024
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