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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Those human qualities help break down walls between him and Eve, played with great spirit by Lee as a genius holding onto her sorrow.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025 -
The work contains sonorous bouts of sorrow, but rage is its primary register.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Yet even the loudest music could not drown out the anguish.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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Alma returns home one evening to find Maggie waiting outside with a look of wild anguish and a terrible experience to recount.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Her pain and her grief can’t be hers alone.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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As anger fades into apathy and grief is aggravated by guilt, the public also chooses silence.—
Yangyang Cheng,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Dolor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dolor. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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