as in sorrow
deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved
her sad poems grew out of a deep dolor that lasted for months
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Noun
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Inevitably, Big Ant soon comes crashing back down to Earth and the swirl of anger and sorrow that await him there; inevitably, Lil Ant and Lozita are forced to face his unhappiness, and figure out how to react.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026 -
Saturn leaving Pisces on February 13 lifts the heavy blanket of sorrow and exhaustion that’s been dampening your life force for the last three years, freeing you to unthaw a bit from the winter of your discontent.—
Steph Koyfman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Jan. 2026
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However, the announcement has not dispelled the uncertainty or anguish among detainees’ families.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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Nacua lay on the turf at Bank of America Stadium, not in physical pain but instead in mental anguish.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
11 Jan. 2026
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Orphans and widows do not often accept the wider geopolitical need for their immediate grief.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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The demonstration was marked by intense emotion, with rage, frustration and grief reflected in signs and chants calling for accountability and change.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Dolor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dolor. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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