as in to mourn
to feel or express sorrow for
I grieve for our loss
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His Family Talk radio colleagues also mourned his death following the unspecified illness.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
21 Aug. 2025 -
The Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium is mourning the loss of two animals — a lion and chimpanzee —that recently died, the zoo said on social media.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
21 Aug. 2025
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The duo were lamenting the loss of the iconic three ladies image when Wilson, an award-winning designer and illustrator whose client list includes Valentino, David Webb, Design Within Reach and J. Crew, started drawing on the table paper.—
Rima Suqi,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Coppola lamented the massive scope of the movie over and over before axing part of the crew.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Grieve (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grieve%20%28for%29. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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