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as in grieving
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 dripping
to flow forth slowly through small openings
pitch was bleeding from cuts in the tree bark
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as in draining
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
bleed water from the radiators
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as in squeezing
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 bleeding
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
In tests using mice, after surgical damage to the liver, AGCL was able to perform significantly better than other current anti-bleeding agents, with normal liver function returning just two weeks after its application.
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New Atlas,
21 Jan. 2026
These injuries resulted in 684 days lost per 1,000 training hours during menstruation, compared to 206 days lost during non-bleeding days.
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Ciara Lucas,
SELF,
16 Dec. 2025
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
May added 172,000 jobs, with the gains piled into leisure and hospitality, state and local government, and health care, while financial activities slipped and information work kept bleeding year over year.
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Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Leona spoke about her brother Vernon, three years older than her, who was thrown off a spring wagon at age nine, his body bleeding and shattered from the impact.
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Eythana Miller,
The Dial,
23 June 2026
Bilal El Khannouss did the same after a falling El Aynaoui forced a Scott McTominay turnover (and left the Morocco midfielder bleeding from the mouth).
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Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
20 June 2026
Gale, who was bleeding from his leg.
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Theodore Parisienne,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
He was left unconscious, suffering a head injury that remained bleeding days later.
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Joan Murray,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
And indeed, by the end of the play, about four people are dead on stage, someone else is dying offstage, and there are a couple of wounded men bleeding.
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David Frum,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
On arrival, officers were flagged down by a woman, a Berkeley resident, who was bleeding from the face.
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Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Adjective
Dickerson was the first physician to treat Mike Studeny, who was diagnosed with a non-bleeding stroke.
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Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
In tests using mice, after surgical damage to the liver, AGCL was able to perform significantly better than other current anti-bleeding agents, with normal liver function returning just two weeks after its application.
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New Atlas,
21 Jan. 2026
These injuries resulted in 684 days lost per 1,000 training hours during menstruation, compared to 206 days lost during non-bleeding days.
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Ciara Lucas,
SELF,
16 Dec. 2025
Verb
In May, a man pushed a wounded and visibly bleeding woman in a wheelchair out of the entrance of a building.
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Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
May added 172,000 jobs, with the gains piled into leisure and hospitality, state and local government, and health care, while financial activities slipped and information work kept bleeding year over year.
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Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Leona spoke about her brother Vernon, three years older than her, who was thrown off a spring wagon at age nine, his body bleeding and shattered from the impact.
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Eythana Miller,
The Dial,
23 June 2026
Bilal El Khannouss did the same after a falling El Aynaoui forced a Scott McTominay turnover (and left the Morocco midfielder bleeding from the mouth).
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Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
20 June 2026
Gale, who was bleeding from his leg.
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Theodore Parisienne,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
He was left unconscious, suffering a head injury that remained bleeding days later.
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Joan Murray,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
And indeed, by the end of the play, about four people are dead on stage, someone else is dying offstage, and there are a couple of wounded men bleeding.
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David Frum,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
On arrival, officers were flagged down by a woman, a Berkeley resident, who was bleeding from the face.
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Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleeding
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In the case of the cross-burning incident, there is no comparison to the Jussie Smollett case.
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Some people drove or walked by, staring, and a video of the cross-burning gained traction online.
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Scammers look for grieving spouses, newly single homeowners and families dealing with estate paperwork.
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It’s set in a recognizably near-future, where a grieving couple who have recently lost their son in a tragic accident decides to adopt a humanoid child — one that looks and sounds the same as their dead child.
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To prevent that, some operators maintain low oil flow rates, akin to dripping a faucet in freezing cold weather to avoid frozen pipes.
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Endive petals dripping in vinaigrette.
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Young people didn’t think these types of jobs paid enough money and felt the roles were often more emotionally draining than others.
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Both handhelds sipped power during Balatro, draining the battery at around 14W and 9W, respectively.
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Of course, attempts to get more revenue out of taxpayers would carry political risks, but voters have been open to squeezing the wealthy.
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Coach Spencer Carbery has done a masterful job of both squeezing what’s left out of the franchise’s best-ever player — Ovechkin led the Caps in both goals (32) and points (64) in 2025-26 — while simultaneously masking the deficiencies that come with age.
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Jean-Philippe Mateta, named in France’s World Cup squad earlier this month, reacted superbly after Rayo keeper Augusto Batalla could only parry a stinging Wharton shot from the edge of the box.
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Coming up short in the 2025 ISL boys lacrosse championship left a stinging sensation for Tabor Academy.
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But after a long day on the slopes, your aching limbs might need a cooldown, which is where the home’s sizable indoor pool comes in.
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The band's retro-modern blend of sierreño and corridos tumbados put a next-gen spin on traditional Mexican music, layering Pedro's aching vocals over lush arrangements of acoustic guitar and soulful horns.
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Petrescu looked over at Vidineac, who was weeping as the casket was lowered into the ground.
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Rice was surrounded by her legal team and her family at the time of the reading and immediately started weeping with her face in her hands.
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“Bleeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleeding. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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