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as in grieves
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 drips
to flow forth slowly through small openings
pitch was bleeding from cuts in the tree bark
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as in drains
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
bleed water from the radiators
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as in squeezes
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 bleeds
Emotion slowly bleeds out of history; there is no tourniquet.
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Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Fat Joe bleeds Knicks blue, so he is treated like royalty in the Garden, and there’s nothing that a billionaire or A-lister can do about it.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 19 May 2026
And this sense of mutual alienation, of being neither here nor there, that Franny and Elliott live with suggests that the political is no longer seen from a potentially abstract place and finally bleeds into realm of the personal.
—Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
Sunlight bleeds in from the window where the sun is setting over the Venice Canals.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
The old media world is dying, and while that gloomy vigil bleeds into yet another dark hour, somewhere in the same hospital there’s a new world that’s about to be dragged into the light.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 1 May 2026
Referencing Gandhi's observation that life is one indivisible whole, Esposito argues that a broken home life bleeds into workplace performance, while a struggling community erodes the stability of every family within it.
—William Jones, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Stassen may rub elbows with Lakers royalty every so often, but the native Chicagoan still bleeds Chicago Bulls red.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
The Republican supermajority is reluctant to stop an unlimited cash flow to an ever-expanding school voucher program that bleeds billions from public schools, despite ample proof of sloppy bookkeeping and zero proof that voucher students’ needs are adequately met.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Fat Joe bleeds Knicks blue, so he is treated like royalty in the Garden, and there’s nothing that a billionaire or A-lister can do about it.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 19 May 2026
And this sense of mutual alienation, of being neither here nor there, that Franny and Elliott live with suggests that the political is no longer seen from a potentially abstract place and finally bleeds into realm of the personal.
—Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
Sunlight bleeds in from the window where the sun is setting over the Venice Canals.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
The old media world is dying, and while that gloomy vigil bleeds into yet another dark hour, somewhere in the same hospital there’s a new world that’s about to be dragged into the light.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 1 May 2026
Referencing Gandhi's observation that life is one indivisible whole, Esposito argues that a broken home life bleeds into workplace performance, while a struggling community erodes the stability of every family within it.
—William Jones, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Stassen may rub elbows with Lakers royalty every so often, but the native Chicagoan still bleeds Chicago Bulls red.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
The Republican supermajority is reluctant to stop an unlimited cash flow to an ever-expanding school voucher program that bleeds billions from public schools, despite ample proof of sloppy bookkeeping and zero proof that voucher students’ needs are adequately met.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleeds
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The Professor, with only her ex-partner’s cat for company, sits in her decaying apartment and grieves the loss of her relationship and her struggle with infertility.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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The film follows a woman who grieves the loss of her mother by secretly attending the funerals of strangers.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Apr. 2026
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Brecka, who is not a doctor, put White on a regimen of supplements, cold plunges, IV drips, and red-light therapy that has left him feeling leaner, more energized, and no longer suffering from sleep apnea.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
26 May 2026
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The beauty of Wembanyama’s performance lies not in the skill displayed, which still drips with novelty because of his height.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
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Make sure the soil at the planting site drains within one hour following heavy rain, as peach trees do not tolerate soggy soil.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
30 May 2026
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Field observations noted that a manhole at the location was spilling into an area roughly 100 feet by 10 feet, with runoff entering a stream that drains into the tributary.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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Even Zach Cherry squeezes plenty from his part as the dealership’s manager, who grows loudly resentful when Nate seems more emotionally invested in his biological children than coworkers.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
27 May 2026
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War squeezes African, Asian economies further The fallout of the Iran war deepened globally as countries struggled to contain the impact of rising fuel and commodity prices.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
22 May 2026
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Art eventually processes its history—mourns it, rather.—
Jonathan Odden,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Amid playoff cheering hockey mourns the suicide of Claude Lemieux at 60.—
Greg Cote
May 31,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
Verb
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But perhaps most controversial is how the update will affect the program’s multibillion-dollar revenue, which flows into the state’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund each year and is distributed to various programs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The streets are worse, the parks are underfunded, code enforcement is slower, and city investment consistently flows to other parts of town.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Congratulations are in order for Dua Lipa, who married Callum Turner over the weekend at a courthouse ceremony in London wearing a Schiaparelli suit with Christian Louboutin pumps to complete her all-white look — but those heels are far from the only shoes the British musician owns.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
3 June 2026
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My chest feels tight as my heart pumps against the elevation, though some of this sensation may simply be awe.—
Alexandra Oliva
June 1,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
Verb
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But the emotional gravity of this offering's deeply personal, melancholic lyrical content plucks an undeniably profound chord that uniquely separates it from the rest of his work.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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The multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, who rocks an early era Maxwell ‘fro, plays drums, plucks bass, and sings about the ups and downs of love and consumerism on his new album, LK99.—
Elise Brisco,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2026
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“Bleeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleeds. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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