1
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
The rooms Beds are topped with Icelandic wool blankets in the guest rooms, and plenty of light bleeds in through the large windows.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
But there’s no doubt that Vukosa bleeds blue, because as soon as Taurasi turned up the pressure, the 6-foot-5 forward responded.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
That journey bleeds through on Wor$t Girl In America.
—Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 1 Apr. 2026
The nose bleeds and all those things were a complete mystery to me.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026
As problems arise around AL’s work — and more dramatically, everyone’s behavior around AL — the show bleeds staff.
—Jennifer Silverman, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2026
If the conflict bleeds into April, Thailand’s finite reserves and limited budget for subsidies mean prices will shoot higher, warned Areeporn Asawinpongphan, a research fellow with the Thailand Development Research Institute.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
This ethos bleeds into every aspect of game and player management.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
And that purpose bleeds into intensity.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
But there’s no doubt that Vukosa bleeds blue, because as soon as Taurasi turned up the pressure, the 6-foot-5 forward responded.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
That journey bleeds through on Wor$t Girl In America.
—Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 1 Apr. 2026
The nose bleeds and all those things were a complete mystery to me.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026
As problems arise around AL’s work — and more dramatically, everyone’s behavior around AL — the show bleeds staff.
—Jennifer Silverman, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2026
If the conflict bleeds into April, Thailand’s finite reserves and limited budget for subsidies mean prices will shoot higher, warned Areeporn Asawinpongphan, a research fellow with the Thailand Development Research Institute.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
This ethos bleeds into every aspect of game and player management.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
And that purpose bleeds into intensity.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleeds
Verb
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Everyone grieves differently, and the emotions can come on in waves.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Now 32, Karanja grieves the milestones and achievements her dad hasn't been able to share — her graduation from college, for example, and her budding career as a researcher.—
Marc Silver,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
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Love drips off every auto-focus shot.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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The result is a warm, bold, addictive fragrance that drips with sensuality and femininity, down to the curves of its signature gold and glass figure-eight amphora.—
Claire Salinda,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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Track where sunlight falls throughout the day, note where wind picks up and confirm that water drains away from the area.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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What Sacks doesn’t get is that by financing and diplomatically supporting Israel, our country makes the crimes of the Israeli government possible, which stains America’s reputation in the world and drains our Treasury.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Carpenter wears a men’s suit jacket and squeezes Cline’s butt, and the girls kiss their own reflections.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2026
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The pencil-thin DQ Tower squeezes a full home into a very slender footprint, while the EONE XL takes a wider prefab approach to the same basic challenge.—
Stefan Ionescu
March 30,
New Atlas,
30 Mar. 2026
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Black bunting is now draped over the Walnuttown Fire and Rescue station's garage doors, fire trucks and both men's lockers as the department mourns the losses of Buck and 56-year-old Assistant Chief Robert Shick.—
Dan Snyder,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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James Van Der Beek's widow is speaking out as Hollywood mourns another loss.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Kurt's key takeaways The TriZetto breach highlights how much personal health data flows through technology companies that most patients never see.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Gulf sits at the center of the new world economy — a hub for global finance, energy, trade, and capital flows that touch every major market on earth.—
Rachel Keidan,
semafor.com,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Semi-official Iranian agency Mehr News said multiple strikes had been reported on the island, to which Iran pumps almost all of its crude production through underwater pipelines for export.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
7 Apr. 2026
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The system diverts stormwater into a giant tank and then, at Fourteenth Street, pumps it out at up to three hundred and fifty million gallons a day, sending it on to the Newtown Creek wastewater facility.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Carrera now plucks the melody in single notes.—
Peter Wayne Moe,
Longreads,
26 Mar. 2026
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But if Rick later plucks something from behind that rock at the fire, are others going to start poking around looking for stuff?—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Bleeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleeds. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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