GRIEVES (FOR) Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

grieves (for)

verb

present tense third-person singular of grieve (for)

as in mourns

to feel or express sorrow for I grieve for our loss

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Community mourns double tragedy Later that night, Mayor Bass visited the crash site.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
History and imagination mix as Hanks, playing Abraham Lincoln, mourns for his dead son, while the spirits of the dead, voiced by an A-list cast, meditate on grief and empathy.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

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Grandis says her education prepared her with the skills to work in her field but laments a competitive job market where those with just a little more experience have an advantage.

— Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Paisley’s original song plays in the background of a scene near the end of the episode in which Stan laments Kenny dying (again) due to an e-bike battery explosion.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026

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And not every middle-class or wealthy parent who similarly chose to send their kid to a low-income neighborhood school regrets their decision.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026
Planned Parenthood Votes has so far spent at least $500,000 to run ads that include a female voter who regrets voting for Collins because of her Kavanaugh vote.

— KIMBERLEE KRUESI, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026

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