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
In the final part of her video, Parton spoke about grieving her late husband.
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Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Enslaved people were often punished, beaten, or further brutalized for showing emotion, grieving openly or resisting in visible ways.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Allison Janney stars as a grieving widow who must plan her husband’s funeral with her estranged son’s assistant (Andrew Rannells).
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 2 May 2026
Her octopus was named Marcellus McSquiddles, an aging crank who notes his days of captivity in a Puget Sound aquarium as if on death row, but also recognizes the night janitor, Tova, is lonely and grieving.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
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Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Enslaved people were often punished, beaten, or further brutalized for showing emotion, grieving openly or resisting in visible ways.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Allison Janney stars as a grieving widow who must plan her husband’s funeral with her estranged son’s assistant (Andrew Rannells).
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 2 May 2026
Her octopus was named Marcellus McSquiddles, an aging crank who notes his days of captivity in a Puget Sound aquarium as if on death row, but also recognizes the night janitor, Tova, is lonely and grieving.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grieve
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Decadents love and mourn the fall of Rome.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Former customers took to social media to mourn or celebrate the airline’s death.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
2 May 2026
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When his tiredness turned into a 105 degree fever and body aches, his parents took him to a local emergency room.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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Once again, my heart surprisingly aches for Kristen.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
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While that same sun will always rise in the East and set in the West, the work of these artists affirms that each new day is ours to make anew — no matter what sorrows may lay behind us.—
Grant Klarich Johnson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 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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“Grieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grieve. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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