bloodguiltiness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodguiltiness
Noun
  • But the book’s ruminative watchfulness is unsuccessfully conjugated in this overly sedate play with music, which has the feel of a song cycle, though sung by the fine cast with gorgeous, lonely sorrow.
    Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 19 June 2026
  • At times the longing feels sweet and the search like a little sorrow.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • His profound sadness and rage give the audience permission to feel similarly.
    Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026
  • The Spurs accrued a 10-point lead at that point, blitzing the Knicks with the type of pressure expected from a team that was a loss away from an offseason filled with sadness.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • At one point, Humphrey said the shock and grief of it all became too much.
    Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 20 June 2026
  • Yet even in the midst of grief, the family chose compassion.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • The situation has caused significant distress for those visiting medical offices within the building, particularly the elderly and those with limited mobility.
    Bri Buckley, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • Lorraine Freedle, PhD, a sandplay therapist, educator, clinical psychologist and social worker and pediatric neuropsychologist in Hawaiʻi and New Mexico, says sandplay can support a range of mental health problems like anxiety, depression, or traumatic distress.
    Hannah Silverman, Parents, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • There followed a series of European successes (Italy, Spain, Germany, France) before the anguish, for Brazilians, of seeing big South American rivals Argentina win a third world title in Qatar four years ago.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 14 June 2026
  • Its revivification of history — staged simply and vaulted to extremes of anguish and tension by its fine acting — is both chilling and, in a sharp, icky way, often funny.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 June 2026
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“Bloodguiltiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodguiltiness. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.

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