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grieved (for)

verb

past tense of grieve (for)
as in mourned
to feel or express sorrow for I grieve for our loss

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  1. mourned
  2. lamented
  3. regretted
Verb
  • Inside the bar, several locals mourned the potential loss of a community gathering space that’s been around even longer.
    — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Reeves mourned her former bandmate’s death on Facebook Wednesday.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of mourned
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  • And last Sunday, in these pages, Coulter lamented losing his unfettered discretion on where to shelve books.
    — Robert Steinbuch, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Indeed, few have lamented the exit of speculative collectors hoping to make a quick buck flipping artworks.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of lamented
Verb
  • Although Hasselhoff regretted not fighting for her at the time due to his own concerns about job security, he was thrilled when she was brought back.
    — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2026
  • After opening up about his gender identity and sexuality to another youth at a group home in rural Oregon, Rin quickly regretted it, feeling ostracized from the other youth by his caregivers and misunderstood.
    — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of regretted
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“Grieved (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grieved%20%28for%29. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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