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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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

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Richard Brody laments its lack of gods, writing that this modern interpretation neglects a key part of the story and undermines its enchantments.

— Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Juan Guerrero, 70, has lived in Marbella for the past 50 years, and laments the changes to the city, which used to be a small fishing town dotted with vegetable gardens.

— Sabrina Nelson Garcinuño, Fortune, 13 July 2026

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