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as in grieving
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 dripping
to flow forth slowly through small openings
pitch was bleeding from cuts in the tree bark
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as in draining
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
bleed water from the radiators
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as in squeezing
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 bleeding
Reuters, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Strokes are caused when a blood clot blocks blood flow to the brain or, less frequently, when a blood vessel ruptures and causes bleeding in the brain.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Stop smoking, which promotes bleeding and may also reduce the efficacy of treatment.
—Steffini Stalos, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024
Women are bleeding out in parking lots, turned away from emergency rooms, losing their ability to ever have children again.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Cold can constrict blood vessels to slow or stop bleeding.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
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One protester was taken to an ambulance due to bleeding.
—Reuters, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Strokes are caused when a blood clot blocks blood flow to the brain or, less frequently, when a blood vessel ruptures and causes bleeding in the brain.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Stop smoking, which promotes bleeding and may also reduce the efficacy of treatment.
—Steffini Stalos, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024
Women are bleeding out in parking lots, turned away from emergency rooms, losing their ability to ever have children again.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Cold can constrict blood vessels to slow or stop bleeding.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleeding
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At private equity firm TPG, global head of human resources Anna Edwin poised one of the most burning questions for business leaders in thinking through their future talent strategies.Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
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Social media star Hannah Neeleman and her husband Daniel Neeleman are answering fans' most burning question.Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
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One can only hope that Harris and Cheney’s alliance will send a message of civility—and unity—to a tense and grieving nation in the remaining weeks before November 5.Emma Specter, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
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At the same time, more radical protest groups are publicly grieving Israel’s recent killing of the longtime leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah.Simone Weichselbaum, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
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The soles feature high-density memory foam to keep aching feet comfortable while walking the dog or checking the mail.Nora Colomer, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2024
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In my suite, the bathroom’s heated marble floor soothed my aching feet.Alexandra Kleeman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
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Dozens of residents testified at the City Council meeting, some expressing concern about unnecessary red tape that could limit access to the $10,000 grants, but most simply urging support for immediate winterization efforts and more groundwater pumping in light of the upcoming rainy season.Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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Foreign entities should not be pumping infinite groundwater from our aquifers.Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
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Neither of the two has ever confirmed that the reason for their breakup was indeed cheating, and Garfield and Stone remain friends to this day.Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2024
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This might seem like cheating, but both.Billboard Japan, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2024
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Adding to the festering sense of uncertainty about the enterprise is the principal characters’ embrace of the supernatural.Popular Mechanics, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023
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For the moment at least, embassies remain open in both capitals despite a festering but unrelated diplomatic spat that has seen the two sides expel dozens of diplomats since 2017.chicagotribune.com, chicagotribune.com, 3 Mar. 2022
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The Hip-Hop community has been mourning the loss of Rich Homie Quan ever since the unfortunate news came out in September.Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 2 Oct. 2024
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Hollywood is mourning the loss of trailblazing actor John Amos.Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
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Walking upright slowed the transit of food through the system, meaning that waste material became lodged in the bands of the large intestine, setting the flora of the gut off balance and seeping poison into the rest of the body.Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
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The Pit is a lot fairer now, with the holy law of share and share alike seeping deeper into the tower with each rotation.David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Bleeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleeding. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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