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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grieves (for)
  1. mourns
  2. laments
  3. regrets
Verb
  • As the community mourns the teenager, his death has also fueled calls for better access to mental health resources for young people.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • Batty, having reached the end of his four-year life cycle (and subsequent run from the law as a fugitive of planet Earth), recalls his journeys through space and mourns these memories being lost more than his own death.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Definition of mourns
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  • This prescient issue is buried in a recent, must-read Free Press article by Niall Ferguson and John-Clark Levin that laments the growing impotence of the old-fashioned historian in the face of bots and algorithmic amplifications.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
  • In this episode, Peter laments getting married so young and ends up going back in time to soak up more of the single life.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026
Definition of laments
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  • Will this turn into a tragic mistake Daemon soon regrets?
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 29 June 2026
  • But another also exists where whoever acquires Duren regrets the salary they’ll be saddled with going forward.
    — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of regrets
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“Grieves (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grieves%20%28for%29. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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