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
Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
At the forefront is Josh Duhamel's Staten Kirkland, who's spent the last year grieving the loss of his wife and son.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Tom Richard Santos with John of Sherwood: After the death of Robin Hood, a grieving Little John returns to his ancestral Celtic tribe to protect it from the corrupt Church bent on stealing its land — and to confront the dark truth of his crimes as a Merry Man.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
Bravo’s grieving family were further frustrated by the California Highway Patrol’s decision not to issue an Amber Alert — the statewide alert activated by authorities to help find missing children — after Lee and the children disappeared.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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The deadly blast toppled American notions of safety, exposed anti-government rage and unified a grieving city.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
At the forefront is Josh Duhamel's Staten Kirkland, who's spent the last year grieving the loss of his wife and son.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Tom Richard Santos with John of Sherwood: After the death of Robin Hood, a grieving Little John returns to his ancestral Celtic tribe to protect it from the corrupt Church bent on stealing its land — and to confront the dark truth of his crimes as a Merry Man.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
Bravo’s grieving family were further frustrated by the California Highway Patrol’s decision not to issue an Amber Alert — the statewide alert activated by authorities to help find missing children — after Lee and the children disappeared.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Grieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grieve. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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