as in mourns
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
we all grieved over the lost cat
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Recent Examples of grieves
The annual hand-wringing around whether New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone should be fired is already under way, but that won’t be decided for weeks as the club’s management takes a breath and grieves the club’s latest playoff exit.
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2025
In Saunders’s afterlife, various spirits join Willie, Lincoln’s eleven-year-old son who has died from typhoid fever, while his father grieves in the crypt.
—Book Marks
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
Cam, who grieves his father throughout the film, allowed Withers to show that even the toughest men in the world have their contemplative moments.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
As the family grieves, the community is rallying around them.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2025
In Saunders’s afterlife, various spirits join Willie, Lincoln’s eleven-year-old son who has died from typhoid fever, while his father grieves in the crypt.
—Book Marks
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
Cam, who grieves his father throughout the film, allowed Withers to show that even the toughest men in the world have their contemplative moments.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
As the family grieves, the community is rallying around them.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grieves
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As the community in Louisville, Kentucky, mourns the loss of at least a dozen people killed in a fiery United Parcel Service cargo plane crash, authorities warned that answers for family members may still be a way off.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Rex Ryan mourns Nick Mangold’s death Former New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan offered an emotional tribute following the death of Nick Mangold, his longtime center and locker room leader.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Symptoms include fever, muscle aches, gastrointestinal issues, stiff neck, confusion and loss of balance.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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Although pregnant women typically have fever, fatigue and muscle aches, serious cases may lead to stillbirth, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Rothbauer, the bartender, sighs.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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Affleck sighs and rolls her eyes.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Grieves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grieves. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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