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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
Too often, work bleeds into home life.
—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
The slow-burn thriller is partially based on a 17th century ballad in which the heroic outlaw’s cousin, a malevolent prioress, bleeds the older, ailing Robin to death under the guise of the ancient medical treatment known as bloodletting.
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Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
The ring-fencing isn't paranoia when data bleeds are a daily occurrence rather than a theoretical one.
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Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Walt then bleeds out as the feds arrive.
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
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.
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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.
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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
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
The slow-burn thriller is partially based on a 17th century ballad in which the heroic outlaw’s cousin, a malevolent prioress, bleeds the older, ailing Robin to death under the guise of the ancient medical treatment known as bloodletting.
—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
The ring-fencing isn't paranoia when data bleeds are a daily occurrence rather than a theoretical one.
—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Walt then bleeds out as the feds arrive.
—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
Emotion slowly bleeds out of history; there is no tourniquet.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleeds
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Each person grieves differently.
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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.
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Slime literally drips off them, and there can be an inch or more of slime in the bottom of your cooler.
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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.
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Make sure to empty any excess water that drains into the saucer to keep the roots from getting soggy.
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If a demanding day drains you, take a short break before making a purchase.
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With electric vehicles continuing to gain share, that further squeezes European carmakers.
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At one point, the SUV squeezes past a traffic cone while making a left turn and narrowly avoids colliding with a large truck.
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As the community mourns the teen, investigators are still determining what caused his death.
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The passage echoes Whitehead’s response to 9/11, as Carney mourns the neighborhood that the Twin Towers would supplant.
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The Composer ties together all aspects of the factory (machines, conveyors, sensors, and logistics flows) into a unified simulation.
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To balance the market next year, flows through the strait need only recover to 65% of their pre-conflict level.
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For Day 5 at Ascot Racecourse, the royal wore the same Eliot Zed pumps from the day before.
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The Griz constantly pumps the rod to get his bait darting forward and then dropping back.
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His torso and thighs grow eye-poppingly muscular beneath their skimpy fur-and-leather togs—a development that does not go unnoticed by a warrior named Red Hair, who plucks the young hunk from his post and tosses him into the prime time of the gladiator pit.
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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.
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“Bleeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleeds. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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