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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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Recent Examples of bereft
Sony was left bereft in terms of having a summer tentpole to release because of delays related to the labor strikes, say insiders.
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Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
When Iran was bereft before, finding another way forward took 15 years.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Some people are emotionally invested in particular versions of the AI models, leaving them feeling bereft when the AI model developers bring out new models and discontinue access to those versions.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
The community/customers are bereft about the closing.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025
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Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
When Iran was bereft before, finding another way forward took 15 years.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Some people are emotionally invested in particular versions of the AI models, leaving them feeling bereft when the AI model developers bring out new models and discontinue access to those versions.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
The community/customers are bereft about the closing.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bereft
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Cohen, who lost her own son to suicide years ago, is part of an NGO that supports bereaved parents – a group that, before October 7, used to meet regularly in the same plaza.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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The couple had previously visited the area in October 2024 to meet with bereaved family members and the first responders who dealt with the emergency, which occurred in July 2024.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
23 Sep. 2025
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Banking has become functionally correct but emotionally devoid, with the industry swimming in a sea of sameness.—
Michael Abbott,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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That devoid ingredient hindered things exponentially.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Feb. 2024
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.—
David Mamet,
National Review,
11 Aug. 2022
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
Adjective
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Jason Kelce, brother of Travis and former star of the Philadelphia Eagles, has issued a statement after a fake quote of him appearing to criticize those unhappy with the selection of Bad Bunny for the Super Bowl Halftime Show went viral.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Lawmakers are reportedly unhappy with briefings on the strikes, unable to clarify the legal basis of the strikes, and the refusal from Pentagon officials to provide unedited video footage of such incidents.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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The film centers on a widowed fisherwoman, travelling alone through snowbound northern Minnesota, who interrupts the kidnapping of a teenage girl.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Bereft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bereft. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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