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
He is survived by David, his grieving white partner.
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Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
One community after another has found themselves in shock and grieving loss in San Diego.
—Sarah Hassaine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Dean quickly ends up going on a downward spiral and turns to drugs and alcohol as a way to grieve.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
Hirokazu Koreeda brings his customary warmth and generosity of spirit to the seemingly cold presence of GenAI in our lives in Sheep in the Box (Hako no naka no hitsuji), in which grieving parents hope to ease their pain by embracing a humanoid built in their dead son’s image.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
One community after another has found themselves in shock and grieving loss in San Diego.
—Sarah Hassaine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Dean quickly ends up going on a downward spiral and turns to drugs and alcohol as a way to grieve.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
Hirokazu Koreeda brings his customary warmth and generosity of spirit to the seemingly cold presence of GenAI in our lives in Sheep in the Box (Hako no naka no hitsuji), in which grieving parents hope to ease their pain by embracing a humanoid built in their dead son’s image.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grieve
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Amidst this backdrop, Haruka Ayase and Daigo Yamamoto play a young couple mourning the recent death of their son, who brings a humanoid child robot into their home.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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Cunnane didn’t mourn the sad state of his headgear, though.—
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
16 May 2026
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Early symptoms of the disease include fever, aches in the muscles and joints, severe headache, fatigue and sore throat.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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The often-fatal virus, which causes fever, body aches, vomiting and diarrhea, spreads through direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected persons, contaminated materials or persons who have died from the disease, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
17 May 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 22 May. 2026.
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