1
as in to grieve
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 to drip
to flow forth slowly through small openings
pitch was bleeding from cuts in the tree bark
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as in to drain
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely
bleed water from the radiators
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as in to squeeze
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 bleed
Esophageal ulcers can bleed, requiring more in-depth treatment to stop the bleeding and prevent extensive blood loss.
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 6 Feb. 2025
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A humidifier can help with dry coughs, congestion, nose bleeds, itchy eyes and scratchy throats.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
For that reason, much of the recent backslapping about California staunching the population bleeding needs to be taken with a large grain of salt.
—Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 3 Feb. 2025
One interesting thing the show plays with is what bleeds through — personality-wise, temperament-wise, those kinds of things.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 6 Feb. 2025
Ultrasonic Cool Mist Humidifier: on sale for $39.99 Original price: $49.99
(Amazon)
A humidifier can help with dry coughs, congestion, nose bleeds, itchy eyes and scratchy throats.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
For that reason, much of the recent backslapping about California staunching the population bleeding needs to be taken with a large grain of salt.
—Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 3 Feb. 2025
One interesting thing the show plays with is what bleeds through — personality-wise, temperament-wise, those kinds of things.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleed
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Sleepwalker follows a grieving mother who is haunted by the tragic loss of her daughter in a car accident that left her abusive husband in a coma.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
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There were food trucks giving away food, and a live DJ played as people danced and grieved.—
Jireh Deng,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025
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The stage drips with talent (both Andrea San Miguel and Ayana Strutz are especially strong) and myriad forms of invention.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Photo: Shutterstock Elemental and erotic, Andrea Arnold’s reimagining of Emily Brontë’s 19th-century novel drips with longing.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2025
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Natural calamities—floods, earthquakes, droughts, landslides—have also drained resources.—
Belinda Luscombe,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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The savvy used patronage to expand, not drain, their wealth.—
Brian Klaas,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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These are dunked in grapefruit ponzu or spicy kimchi dressing or simply squeezed with lemon.—
John Metcalfe,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2025
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It’s further squeezed by competition from others in the space, including Etsy, Michael’s and Hobby Lobby, as well as big-box and online retailers such as Amazon and Walmart.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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Its living exhibits show moments from mankind’s relationship with technology: Mary Shelley (Sieh) mourns a child while giving Frankenstein’s monster life; a lonely nineteen-seventies roboticist (Ryan Spahn) calls his creation fondly by name; humans lose the robot war.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Orlando Speed World Dragway (OSW) mourned the young driver’s death on Facebook.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Corporate news While investors wait for broad economic signs, company news continued to flow.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Videos and photos of the bright orange lava flowing down the mountainside went viral after a group of hikers posted them on social media.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
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That’s the fun thing for me, is there’s no reason the next one couldn’t suck back in and be a chamber piece again.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Sep. 2022
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Despite its appearance, the hummingbird’s tongue doesn't suck up nectar like a drinking straw.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
13 Jan. 2023
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Mark Darcy, however... While Daniel may have been able to cheat death, Mark, sadly, was not.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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Some types of men are less likely to cheat than others — at least according to a pair of seasoned Arizona divorce attorneys.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Bleed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleed. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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