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
One skipped school day exposes the fractures of a family grieving in silence and the contradictions of love that shape her girlhood.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
But that wasn’t the case for Neveux, who was grieving the loss of her horse.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Now, Brown and other grieving parents are left to make sense of the tragedy.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Our hearts are with the family, friends, and fellow crew members grieving this unimaginable loss.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
But that wasn’t the case for Neveux, who was grieving the loss of her horse.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Now, Brown and other grieving parents are left to make sense of the tragedy.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Our hearts are with the family, friends, and fellow crew members grieving this unimaginable loss.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grieve
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Few around Toronto will mourn the loss of Primeau on waivers to the Hurricanes.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Dolphins in the wild have been known to mourn the loss of their young, with one grieving dolphin mother carrying the body of her deceased calf for days off the coast of New Zealand in 2019.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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What begins as a casual conversation about the weather and aching hips gradually deepens into an unexpected friendship – and perhaps something more.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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Listeria infection also causes fever, muscle aches, and tiredness.—
McClatchy Media,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 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 15 Nov. 2025.
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