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
Erickson said the delays from Harvey compounded the suffering of Dampier’s grieving family.
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Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
For someone who is grieving or lonely, that connection can feel very real.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Another family quietly grieves in North Carolina While the string of attacks rattles several communities in Georgia, Prianna Weathers’ mother mourns privately in her North Carolina home.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
Aetna — and the grieving families — had a very different take.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
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Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
For someone who is grieving or lonely, that connection can feel very real.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Another family quietly grieves in North Carolina While the string of attacks rattles several communities in Georgia, Prianna Weathers’ mother mourns privately in her North Carolina home.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
Aetna — and the grieving families — had a very different take.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grieve
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Another family quietly grieves in North Carolina While the string of attacks rattles several communities in Georgia, Prianna Weathers’ mother mourns privately in her North Carolina home.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
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Relatives of Ghadir Baalbaki, 19, who was killed Tuesday in an Israeli airstrike, mourn at her funeral in Tyre, Lebanon.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
16 Apr. 2026
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In other words, resilience is not about sealing the wound and pretending it no longer aches.—
Keith M. Bellizzi,
The Conversation,
13 Apr. 2026
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At this point, my knees were already aching.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
12 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 24 Apr. 2026.
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