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
After trying to grieve the quote-unquote proper way for a few months — going to AA meetings, sponsoring others, and relying on his faith — he’s found that doesn’t really work for him anymore.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 1 June 2026
One of the most common mistakes well-meaning people make is trying to find the right words to make a grieving person feel better.
—Julie Kaplow, USA Today, 30 May 2026
Metcalf, 70, starred in the 1997 horror film, Scream 2, as Nancy Loomis, a grieving mother.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
The other thing most people miss is the sheer scale of what’s actually being grieved.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 28 May 2026
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 1 June 2026
One of the most common mistakes well-meaning people make is trying to find the right words to make a grieving person feel better.
—Julie Kaplow, USA Today, 30 May 2026
Metcalf, 70, starred in the 1997 horror film, Scream 2, as Nancy Loomis, a grieving mother.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
The other thing most people miss is the sheer scale of what’s actually being grieved.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grieve
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Amid playoff cheering hockey mourns the suicide of Claude Lemieux at 60.—
Greg Cote
May 31,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
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The wronged wife can acknowledge or ignore the presence of the other woman, who may be mourning the death of the man as much or more than his wife is.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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First symptoms often include extreme tiredness, headaches, swollen lymph nodes and muscle aches.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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Your 2nd House of Resources faces a tug as temperamental Moon opposes aching Chiron in your 8th House of Intimacy and Resources, asking for careful boundaries.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 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 5 Jun. 2026.
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