bereavement

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Recent Examples of bereavement The prince, who succeeded Diana as the organization's patron in 2009, spent about an hour meeting with families and children supported by the charity, as well as volunteers, long-standing supporters, and local staff who provide its bereavement support services. Simon Perry, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025 Beyond wages and benefits, the union also had demands regarding seniority pay, paid family leave, bereavement policies, sick time, and safeguards against surveillance. Chris Isidore, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025 In addition to disagreements on wages and benefits, the union said Costco had rejected proposals dealing with seniority pay, paid family leave, bereavement policies, sick time, and safeguards against surveillance. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025 Two young men meet in a twin bereavement support group and form an unlikely bromance. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bereavement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bereavement
Noun
  • Yet, beyond the almost comical disclosures, one of the least memorable lines was also the most enlightening — and highlights why, despite Howe being absent for a fortnight after contracting pneumonia, Tindall has been able to seamlessly step up and take charge of first-team matters in his absence.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Fatima Jubril, who is now turning to Tom Brown in the absence of Plumpy'Nut for her son, Ibrahim, says ingredients are expensive.
    Marc Silver, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Reasons for chronically low energy can be related to lifestyle factors, such as poor diet, stress, or sleep deprivation.
    Cathy Nelson, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Studies show that sleep deprivation leads to brain stress, cloudy thinking and decision fatigue, plus fragmented sleep signals a vulnerability to social stress.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Out of the privation, the challenge, and the censure of slavery and the unfulfilled promise of post-Reconstruction justice, Black musicians embraced experimentation and innovation, ingenuity and joy, and a multigenerational call and response speaking truth to power that endures to the present day.
    Elizabeth Alexander, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
  • As a prisoner of war, Morris R. Wills faced a gamut of privations—he was left malnourished and consigned to filthy conditions amid the ever-present threat of execution.
    Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • His quickness getting across the crease, his evident athleticism, more than made up for any lack of experience.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Additionally, only 10% of indie authors and publishers earn more than $10,000 annually, often due to a lack of promotional strategy.
    Chris Gallagher, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025

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“Bereavement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bereavement. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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