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
Robinovitz was grieving the loss of her husband and later lost a cousin in the mass shooting at Parkland High School in Parkland, Florida.
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Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Thompson plays a grieving loner who gets lost near a Minnesota lake during a blizzard and stumbles on a cabin where a young woman is being held by an armed couple.
—ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026
As the shellshocked families of six children and two women grieve their loss in one of the worst mass shootings in Canada's history, details are emerging about the shooter's mental health struggles and history with police.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
In the horror flick marking the feature debut of writer-director Vera Miao, Tran plays a grieving woman who moves to an isolated house in a new town following the death of her husband, only to discover there is something monstrous hidden in the town’s history.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
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Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Thompson plays a grieving loner who gets lost near a Minnesota lake during a blizzard and stumbles on a cabin where a young woman is being held by an armed couple.
—ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026
As the shellshocked families of six children and two women grieve their loss in one of the worst mass shootings in Canada's history, details are emerging about the shooter's mental health struggles and history with police.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
In the horror flick marking the feature debut of writer-director Vera Miao, Tran plays a grieving woman who moves to an isolated house in a new town following the death of her husband, only to discover there is something monstrous hidden in the town’s history.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grieve
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Navalny’s body was finally returned a week after his death, and thousands turned out to mourn him at a funeral in Moscow.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
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Wiz Khalifa is mourning the loss of his father.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
14 Feb. 2026
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In the bitter New Hampshire night, my skull ached with tight, tectonic pressure.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Lenderman tackled the title track at Zootown Arts Community Center in Missoula, Montana, in October 2022, performing an aching 12-minute rendition.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2026
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Sure, the case can be made for this contrast between scatological humor and serious insight working as a mirror for how quickly a person’s reality can shift from joy to sorrow, but the overall effect is puzzling.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2026
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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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“Grieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grieve. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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