as in to mourn
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
we all grieved over the lost cat
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Recent Examples of grieve
Charles memorably delivered the passionate eulogy at Princess Diana's royal ceremonial funeral in 1997 and has openly spoken about the enduring pain of grieving her today.
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Janine Henni, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
As the young protagonist, Wil Wheaton channeled his own abusive childhood into his role as the younger boy in a family grieving the loss of beloved elder son Denny (John Cusack).
—Sezin Devi Koehler September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Families and the community are grieving the loss of two innocent lives — an 8-year-old boy and 10-year-old girl were killed when the school was celebrating Mass on Wednesday morning at Annunciation Catholic Church — and another 18 people were shot and injured.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
Our specialists support grieving families, explain the donation process and walk with them through the hardest moment of their lives.
—Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
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Janine Henni, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
As the young protagonist, Wil Wheaton channeled his own abusive childhood into his role as the younger boy in a family grieving the loss of beloved elder son Denny (John Cusack).
—Sezin Devi Koehler September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Families and the community are grieving the loss of two innocent lives — an 8-year-old boy and 10-year-old girl were killed when the school was celebrating Mass on Wednesday morning at Annunciation Catholic Church — and another 18 people were shot and injured.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
Our specialists support grieving families, explain the donation process and walk with them through the hardest moment of their lives.
—Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grieve
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The Nashville Zoo is mourning the loss of the matriarch of its giraffe herd.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Sep. 2025
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Fellow Chicago boaters said that the boating community is mourning the loss of Abzal.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025
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Korean maestro Park Chan-wook’s wildly inventive black comedy No Other Choice was possibly the festival favorite with critics, while Yorgos Lanthimos’ bonkers Bugonia and Sorrentino’s aching La Grazia were also celebrated as exquisite returns to form.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Her endlessly inventive vocal approach and aching tenderness with ballads earned her a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master designation in 2012.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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On the day peace came, there were mixed emotions — some felt joy; others sorrow.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Finney-Smith has become fan favorite in Dallas, so much so that fan reaction on social media was split between excitement and shock that the Mavericks acquired eight-time All-Star Irving, but also sorrow about Finney-Smith departure.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
6 Feb. 2023
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“Grieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grieve. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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