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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.
—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.
—Ciara Lucas, SELF, 16 Dec. 2025
Theresa Clift
may 11, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
This one wound, still fresh and perhaps still bleeding, will be a thing for a while.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Sunday night’s 2-0 Barca win came after an extraordinarily turbulent week for Madrid, in which a bleeding Federico Valverde was knocked unconscious and taken to hospital after a dressing-room fight with Aurelien Tchouameni on Thursday.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 10 May 2026
In his deposition testimony, the surgeon said William began bleeding extensively, causing his heart to stop.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
The role of vitamin K is so crucial that researchers were awarded the Nobel Prize in 1943 for their discovery of its ability to form clots and stop bleeding in babies.
—Duaa Eldeib, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
More parents are refusing a shot typically given at birth to reduce the risk of infant bleeding as part of what appears to be a growing trend, according to a new report and a previous study.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope.
—Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
In the misoprostol-alone regimen, the process usually only takes 9-12 hours, but patients typically experience cramping and bleeding for longer.
—Mara Gordon, NPR, 4 May 2026
Adjective
Dickerson was the first physician to treat Mike Studeny, who was diagnosed with a non-bleeding stroke.
—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.
—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.
—Ciara Lucas, SELF, 16 Dec. 2025
Verb
The other children called their father, who arrived about 10 minutes later and found the teen in the back seat of a patrol car with his nose still bleeding.
—Theresa Clift
may 11, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
This one wound, still fresh and perhaps still bleeding, will be a thing for a while.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Sunday night’s 2-0 Barca win came after an extraordinarily turbulent week for Madrid, in which a bleeding Federico Valverde was knocked unconscious and taken to hospital after a dressing-room fight with Aurelien Tchouameni on Thursday.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 10 May 2026
In his deposition testimony, the surgeon said William began bleeding extensively, causing his heart to stop.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
The role of vitamin K is so crucial that researchers were awarded the Nobel Prize in 1943 for their discovery of its ability to form clots and stop bleeding in babies.
—Duaa Eldeib, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
More parents are refusing a shot typically given at birth to reduce the risk of infant bleeding as part of what appears to be a growing trend, according to a new report and a previous study.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope.
—Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
In the misoprostol-alone regimen, the process usually only takes 9-12 hours, but patients typically experience cramping and bleeding for longer.
—Mara Gordon, NPR, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleeding
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Please tell me the sequel could answer the most burning question of the ’00s: How could Austin not recognize Sam in that mask?—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
13 Aug. 2025
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Cooper, 30, asked Hargitay one more burning question about the actors' on-screen alter egos: will Olivia and Elliot ever end up together?—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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As soon as Blanck started teaching in Santa Monica, Read brought his quiet, grieving son back to class.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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The grieving families were bussed along a levee road near the crash site, a compassionate move by the responders.—
Hank Tester,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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The fashion is already as glittering as ever, with jury member Demi Moore, along with fellow actors Jane Fonda and Maika Monroe all arriving for opening night dripping in sequins.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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Eating a cold slice of cantaloupe over a kitchen sink, its juices dripping down your forearms, is one of summer’s greatest pleasures.—
Janet McCracken,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 May 2026
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Succulents require a well-draining soil with a lightweight texture.—
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
12 May 2026
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Plant in fast-draining potting soil, and give full sun and moderate water.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
12 May 2026
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Gas prices, housing costs and groceries are squeezing people who are working hard yet still falling behind.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Prices for everything are higher, squeezing already tight budgets to the breaking point, with no end in sight.—
The Virginian Pilot And Daily Press Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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Featuring aching, ferocious performances from Emmy winners Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson, Camp Miasma imagines the resurrection of a dormant slasher franchise.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
11 May 2026
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His aching knees won’t allow it.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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All that said, what most moved me about the film might’ve been the many shots of weeping teens in the audience.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Avoid buying blueberries that are weeping liquid or sitting in condensation.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
30 Apr. 2026
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This is a type of life support that does the work of the heart and lungs, pumping blood outside the body through a machine that oxygenates it using a microporous membrane that allows for gas exchange.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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The first conclusion is that all groundwater users pumping from the Floridan Aquifer are in part responsible for declining flows at the many hundreds of artesian springs in Florida.—
Robert Knight,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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“Bleeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleeding. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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