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to feel deep sadness or mental pain
we all grieved over the lost cat
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Recent Examples of grieved
Kimberly King, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2026
The five stages of grief – denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance – are tools to help name what a grieved person may be feeling.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
When violence shattered a life dedicated to public argument and persuasion, our divided nation was shocked, angry, confused, grieved, and afraid.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
The saga unfolded as Carla and Carlotta grieved an unrelated loss.
—Jennifer Cannon, Vanity Fair, 7 Apr. 2026
The whole country mourned her loss and grieved for her two young daughters, Ellie and Carrie, who were just 6 and 2 at the time.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
But anyone who has ever grieved knows there will be no closure for these families; there will be only an opening, a void where someone was and now isn’t.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Chung adds that her decision to preserve MisTricks in this way has been a source of comfort as she's grieved the death of her pup.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Fans left notes, flowers, and grieved together.
—Amanda Hari, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
The Duluth Police Union successfully grieved the decision, returning Leibried to his job.
—Peter Passi, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026
Processing an old resentment today could bring it up fully and out into the open where it can be seen, understood, learned from, grieved and forgiven.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 3 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Processing an old resentment today could bring it up fully and out into the open where it can be seen, understood, learned from, grieved, and forgiven.
—Kimberly King, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2026
The five stages of grief – denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance – are tools to help name what a grieved person may be feeling.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
When violence shattered a life dedicated to public argument and persuasion, our divided nation was shocked, angry, confused, grieved, and afraid.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
Schools brought in counselors for the victims’ young classmates and neighbors grieved at a growing memorial.
—Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
The saga unfolded as Carla and Carlotta grieved an unrelated loss.
—Jennifer Cannon, Vanity Fair, 7 Apr. 2026
The whole country mourned her loss and grieved for her two young daughters, Ellie and Carrie, who were just 6 and 2 at the time.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
But anyone who has ever grieved knows there will be no closure for these families; there will be only an opening, a void where someone was and now isn’t.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Chung adds that her decision to preserve MisTricks in this way has been a source of comfort as she's grieved the death of her pup.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Fans left notes, flowers, and grieved together.
—Amanda Hari, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
The Duluth Police Union successfully grieved the decision, returning Leibried to his job.
—Peter Passi, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026
Processing an old resentment today could bring it up fully and out into the open where it can be seen, understood, learned from, grieved and forgiven.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 3 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grieved
Adjective
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At the center of the story is Juan Faura, played by an impressive Iván Pellicer, a disillusioned and heartbroken young man apparently eager to die in combat.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Fans of Neese’s are heartbroken.—
Molly Burford,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Residents lamented that women needed to travel farther to give birth and mourned the loss of the OB-GYNs.—
Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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In February, Short mourned the death of their daughter, Katherine Short, who died by suicide at age 42.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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On the Republican side in the Senate race, former Illinois GOP Chair Don Tracy spent the day knocking on doors in his hometown of Springfield alongside his 10-year-old grandson Charles, urging dispirited conservative voters to turn out Tuesday.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Immediately, a dispirited city administration came to life, with particular focus on quality-of-life issues affecting residents and visitors.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The feeling overwhelmed him even as his jaw ached and his throat compressed in the second quarter of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 114-109 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Sunday.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Her knees, back, and hands ached.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The word that comes to mind when watching a de Araújo feature is heartsick.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
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Brolin plays a particularly heartsick parent coming for Garner and demanding answers about his missing daughter.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Seeing her dad’s handwriting, Lally sighed.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Renaissance master, whose name is only ever sighed in the same breath as Leonardo and Michelangelo, supposedly traded truth for beauty, and ended up destroying both.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But ultimately, what should fans take from the moving yet sorrowful final chapter, which is punctuated with a glimmer of hope and possibly the breath of life for its central characters?—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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The best power-pop thrives on the simmering tension between joyous jangle and sorrowful sentiment, and Presley imbues Orange’s songs with a palpable sense of shame and regret that makes even its most ebullient tracks feel heavy.—
Stuart Berman,
Pitchfork,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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After three seasons of almost nothing but dread and sorrow, the NBA’s most woebegone franchise, for generations, finally had a moment to celebrate.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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The Clippers rallied from a chaotic 6-21 start to finish 42-40 in this once-woebegone franchise's 15th consecutive winning season — the NBA's longest active streak.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Grieved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grieved. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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