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
The young man’s grieving family, like the county, has yet to receive a full report from the CHP, which says the case is still open.
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Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2025
The achievement of Alcock and Brown came just months after the end of the First World War, at a moment when too many families were grieving the loss of an airman brother, father, or son.
—David Rooney
june 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
Logue will play Holt Keane, a father grieving the loss of his family.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 June 2025
That’s when Maje began playing the role of the grieving widow, including reading a farewell letter at Antonio’s funeral, per La Razón.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2025
The achievement of Alcock and Brown came just months after the end of the First World War, at a moment when too many families were grieving the loss of an airman brother, father, or son.
—David Rooney
june 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
Logue will play Holt Keane, a father grieving the loss of his family.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 June 2025
That’s when Maje began playing the role of the grieving widow, including reading a farewell letter at Antonio’s funeral, per La Razón.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grieve
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These lonely senior citizens arrive at a Los Angeles bungalow where Fish, newly discharged from an asylum, wrestles with an imagined demon and Poinsettia mourns a fantasy romance with composer Giacomo Puccini.—
Armond White,
National Review,
25 June 2025
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His death at the age of 41 in 2021 was a global news story that was fueled in part by the millions who mourned him.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
23 June 2025
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The slides are very comfortable and give my foot enough support to not ache at the end of the day!—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
21 June 2025
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Niamh has created a world that feels both thrillingly glamorous and emotionally raw, with characters who ache with ambition, desire, and heartbreak.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
18 June 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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The challenge for the author is to write a pulse-pounding thriller without sorrowing over this injustice too much.—
Mark Athitakis,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2023
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“Grieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grieve. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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