Loss of a close friend through death (11) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BEREAVEMENT Loss of a close friend through death (11) (11)
7% PAL Close friend, slangily (3)
7% CHUM Close friend (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 5, 2025
6% EATIT Absorb a loss (5) Newsday Oct 26, 2025
6% NIGH Close (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
6% ELEGY *Poem expressing sorrow or grief, often meant to reflect on loss or death (5)
6% NEAR Close (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 23, 2025
6% OBIT Death notice (4) Commuter Oct 9, 2025
6% VIA Through (3) Thomas Joseph Oct 8, 2025
6% DEFYING Death-___ (7) New York Times Oct 5, 2025
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