as in to mourn
to feel or express sorrow for
I grieve for our loss
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Most of those experiences come from mourning, from letting stuff go.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026 -
The tributes and memorials poured in 2009 as he was mourned around the world.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Heffernan lamented that the shooting disrupted a longtime community tradition.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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Nobody was lamenting his lack of audacity on the base paths.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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“Grieve (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grieve%20%28for%29. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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