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
Eventually, Hughes and her husband decided to create a bereavement camp to help children at the beginning of their grieving journey.
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Brian Brant, People.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Others grieved the loss of what could have been.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
In some cultures, mourners are hired to grieve the death of a loved one.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
In this sequel to The Ice Road that trades Canadian ice flats for cliff-edge drop-offs and hairpin passes, Neeson’s grieving character Mike McCann heads to the Himalayas to scatter his brother’s ashes.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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Brian Brant, People.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Others grieved the loss of what could have been.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
In some cultures, mourners are hired to grieve the death of a loved one.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
In this sequel to The Ice Road that trades Canadian ice flats for cliff-edge drop-offs and hairpin passes, Neeson’s grieving character Mike McCann heads to the Himalayas to scatter his brother’s ashes.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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Friends and coworkers continue to mourn her loss, remembering her optimism and generosity.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Donatella Versace, Milan’s mayor Giuseppe Sala and film directors Gabriele Salvatores and Giuseppe Tornatore were also among the crowds of people mourning.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Korean maestro Park Chan-wook’s wildly inventive black comedy No Other Choice was possibly the festival favorite with critics, while Yorgos Lanthimos’ bonkers Bugonia and Sorrentino’s aching La Grazia were also celebrated as exquisite returns to form.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Her endlessly inventive vocal approach and aching tenderness with ballads earned her a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master designation in 2012.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 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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Finney-Smith has become fan favorite in Dallas, so much so that fan reaction on social media was split between excitement and shock that the Mavericks acquired eight-time All-Star Irving, but also sorrow about Finney-Smith departure.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
6 Feb. 2023
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“Grieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grieve. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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