1
as in to grieve
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
her heart bleeds for the homeless people she sees on her way to work
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as in to drip
to flow forth slowly through small openings
pitch was bleeding from cuts in the tree bark
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as in to drain
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
bleed water from the radiators
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as in to squeeze
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
the confidence men coldheartedly bled the elderly couple of their life savings
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Recent Examples of bleed
While the driver steered away from the gunfire, Hansard bled from the mouth and tried to signal that he had been shot, according to an arrest warrant affidavit written by Detective Norman Abrams of the Fort Worth Police Department’s Homicide Unit.
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Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Oct. 2025
The Jets would earn a massive F in this space, though, after Jets head coach Aaron Glenn confused even Payton by simply bleeding the clock out to end the first half rather than try and put points on the board.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
Most hemorrhoids can be treated with over-the-counter topical medications, such as hydrocortisone or witch hazel, but Rao recommends consulting a doctor if the hemorrhoids become recurrent, painful or bleed excessively.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
At John’s preliminary hearing in the murder case last May, Hopkins’ significant other testified that Hopkins left their apartment, then came back bleeding from a gunshot wound.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025
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Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Oct. 2025
The Jets would earn a massive F in this space, though, after Jets head coach Aaron Glenn confused even Payton by simply bleeding the clock out to end the first half rather than try and put points on the board.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
Most hemorrhoids can be treated with over-the-counter topical medications, such as hydrocortisone or witch hazel, but Rao recommends consulting a doctor if the hemorrhoids become recurrent, painful or bleed excessively.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
At John’s preliminary hearing in the murder case last May, Hopkins’ significant other testified that Hopkins left their apartment, then came back bleeding from a gunshot wound.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleed
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The acclaimed actors’ characters are brought together by geography in the eight-episode Netflix series in which Rhys’ Nile — previously suspected of killing his wife — moves in near Danes’ Wiggs, a grieving author.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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The 27-year-old is still grieving the loss of Stone, who died on March 1 at the age of 63 in a car crash in Alabama.—
Essence,
Essence,
15 Oct. 2025
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The tissue moves around the periphery of the gastruloid before recirculating down its center — just as wine tears drip back down the side of a glass.—
Anna Demming,
Quanta Magazine,
10 Oct. 2025
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Kristen Scott Thomas, an actress who drips contempt with the acidity of a xenomorph’s blood, doesn’t want to waste time on Roddy’s romantic delusion.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
8 Oct. 2025
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So much for draining the swamp.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Maye hit Boutte on a back-shoulder throw in Sunday’s win over the Saints that allowed the Patriots to kneel on the ball, drain the clock and emerge victorious.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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Freeman took rookie Chad Patrick deep for the first Dodgers run, and his teammates squeezed a second run out of Brewers closer Abner Uribe in the ninth.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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Nara announced the cute name in a post on her Instagram showing little Fawnie curled up in soft blankets, along with a video clip squeezing her tiny hand.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
14 Oct. 2025
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In Tel Aviv, silent vigils mourn Gaza’s children—absent, yet achingly present in large-scale photographs.—
Beatrice Verhoeven,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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Tel Aviv activists hold silent vigils mourning Gaza’s children, confronting public hostility with quiet resilience.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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Officials in Charleston, South Carolina, made multiple city parking garages free while urging people in low-lying areas to move their vehicles as ocean water flowed onto land.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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Global governance void whilst capital flows faster than regulation.—
Sean Evins,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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This is why many pet owners recommend reusable, tapeless lint rollers that suck up hair into a compartment for easy disposal.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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Battery life can be affected by many factors, but the MX Master 4’s haptic feedback is probably the most battery-sucking feature on the new mouse.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
12 Oct. 2025
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But things got particularly ugly in the most recent reunion episode, in which Adriana de Moura not only leaned on lesbophobic and biphobic rhetoric, but also claimed that Julia Lemigova (who is famously married to renowned TERF Martina Navratilova) has been cheating for years.—
James Factora,
Them.,
10 Oct. 2025
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Then de Moura decided to drop a few bombshells of her own, accusing her former bestie of not just cheating with her but with two men.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Bleed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleed. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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