as in to mourn
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
we all grieved over the lost cat
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as in to wail (for)
to feel or express sorrow for
I grieve for our loss
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Recent Examples of grieve
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Burials have taken place at a July 11 commemoration service—a despondent attempt at closure for grieving families.
—Seema Jilani
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
Needless to say, social media users were crushed by the sight of the grieving kitten.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Often left to clean up the mess in Dexter’s wake, Batista was forced to grieve the loss of colleagues and loved ones like James Doakes (Erik King), María LaGuerta (Luna Lauren Vélez), Debra Morgan (Jennifer Carpenter), and eventually Dexter himself.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
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The beloved New Orleans tradition has its roots in African American jazz funerals, in which grieving family members march with the deceased alongside a band and trailed by a second line of dancing friends and bystanders.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Burials have taken place at a July 11 commemoration service—a despondent attempt at closure for grieving families.
—Seema Jilani
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
Needless to say, social media users were crushed by the sight of the grieving kitten.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Often left to clean up the mess in Dexter’s wake, Batista was forced to grieve the loss of colleagues and loved ones like James Doakes (Erik King), María LaGuerta (Luna Lauren Vélez), Debra Morgan (Jennifer Carpenter), and eventually Dexter himself.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Grieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grieve. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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