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
As with Thompson, there was a stark lack of empathy about the life lost and the grieving family.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2025
An overwhelming 86 percent of owners observed negative behavioral changes in the surviving dog.
Of the grieving pets, 67 percent became less attention seeking, 57 percent played less and 46 percent became less active.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
The grieving mother said the creation of a skate park in Angus’s honor, Cloud Park, is still in the works.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 31 July 2025
Watson began in the aftermath of Holmes’ alleged death, with a grieving Watson using the inheritance Holmes left him to establish a medical clinic in Pittsburgh.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 30 July 2025
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2025
An overwhelming 86 percent of owners observed negative behavioral changes in the surviving dog.
Of the grieving pets, 67 percent became less attention seeking, 57 percent played less and 46 percent became less active.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
The grieving mother said the creation of a skate park in Angus’s honor, Cloud Park, is still in the works.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 31 July 2025
Watson began in the aftermath of Holmes’ alleged death, with a grieving Watson using the inheritance Holmes left him to establish a medical clinic in Pittsburgh.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grieve
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Goldberg, 69, and the When Harry Met Sally star have mourned and celebrated their late pal more than once.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement Hundreds gathered at the Sheikh Radwan cemetery in the Gaza Strip to mourn the five journalists on Monday.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
11 Aug. 2025
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When his side ached for the next couple of days, X-rays revealed the fractures.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2025
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With Hasan in Gaza is an aching witness to the beauty of this land and the struggle of its people, neither of which may soon be recognizable at all.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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