as in sad
feeling unhappiness
we were all saddened when our minister retired
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to make sad
the arrival of winter always saddens me
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Recent Examples of saddened
Mike Darnay, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
In a statement to Fox News Digital, an Uber spokesperson said the company is saddened by Tejada's death.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
Hong Kong Restaurant A fixture in downtown Nampa, the Chinese food destination abruptly closed in September, leaving customers flabbergasted, saddened and nostalgic.
—Michael Deeds
january 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 Jan. 2026
Although saddened by Tagovailoa’s demotion, many of Ewers’ teammates were ecstatic for the rookie.
—Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Feasby recalled how Rylee was saddened to learn McDonald's was open on Thanksgiving, meaning the workers had to miss time with family.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Saraswathi Vedam is saddened by the latest delay, but said her brother remains patient.
—Maryclaire Dale, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Lue was saddened to learn his good friend, Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, was arrested and charged by federal authorities with money laundering and wire fraud conspiracy.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
News of his shooting and arrest shocked and saddened many who had come to rely on his reports, according to the staffers in Price’s office.
—Morgan Chesky, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
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The West Virginia Motor Speedway posted on social media that they were deeply saddened to hear that Duritsky had died.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
In a statement to Fox News Digital, an Uber spokesperson said the company is saddened by Tejada's death.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
Hong Kong Restaurant A fixture in downtown Nampa, the Chinese food destination abruptly closed in September, leaving customers flabbergasted, saddened and nostalgic.
—Michael Deeds
january 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 Jan. 2026
Although saddened by Tagovailoa’s demotion, many of Ewers’ teammates were ecstatic for the rookie.
—Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Feasby recalled how Rylee was saddened to learn McDonald's was open on Thanksgiving, meaning the workers had to miss time with family.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Saraswathi Vedam is saddened by the latest delay, but said her brother remains patient.
—Maryclaire Dale, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Lue was saddened to learn his good friend, Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, was arrested and charged by federal authorities with money laundering and wire fraud conspiracy.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
News of his shooting and arrest shocked and saddened many who had come to rely on his reports, according to the staffers in Price’s office.
—Morgan Chesky, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saddened
Adjective
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The same sad and sinister menace occupying 1600 Penn.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Of course, after a while the thrill of getting caught fades, and sneaking around becomes deeply sad rather than sexy.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
29 Jan. 2026
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One 2025 study published in BMC Geriatrics found that older adults who lived somewhere with better indoor air ventilation were less likely to be depressed compared to older adults with less indoor air ventilation.—
Jamie Friedlander Serrano,
Time,
27 Jan. 2026
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Translation professionals are losing their jobs to AI AI tools have reduced the amount of work available to human translators and interpreters, and depressed their earnings.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Neighbors said they were heartbroken to hear about the incident.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The younger brother of a man shot celebrating his birthday in the Bronx witnessed the slaying and was wounded by the gunman too, the siblings’ heartbroken mother revealed Monday.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Chief on the film’s mind is what happens when the relative innocence of that blush of first infatuation — neither boy seems particularly troubled by his proclivity — is spoiled by outside forces, like family and the church.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
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This ambiguous legacy as both enslaver and emancipator has troubled Americans ever since.—
John Garrison Marks,
Time,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Domingo Morel, a professor at New York University who studies state takeovers of local schools, said most local residents wind up unhappy with the methods used by state interventionists and the results.—
Bri Hatch,
Chalkbeat,
26 Jan. 2026
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Audrey, the single and childless and PhD-less product of a stable but unhappy home, has fallen short of the life planned out for her by her parents.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In the footage, Rivera is initially apologetic to the trooper who pulls him over, saying sorry for going through a red light.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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Bloom’s Keiwon Gulley is too irrepressible and in the moment to ever feel sorry for himself.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Apple reports record iPhone sales Apple reported its best-ever iPhone sales — due largely to growth in China — but its shares stayed flat as investors worried about rising costs.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The committee is already split between those worried about persistent inflation, who’d like to keep rates unchanged, and those who think that recent upticks in unemployment point to a stumbling economy that needs lower interest rates to bolster hiring.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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On a tour full of reasons to be miserable, England will leave Australia with at least one ray of light for the future.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The series centers around Timmy Turner, a miserable 10-year-old whose life improves significantly after he is given two fairy godparents named Wanda and Cosmo.—
Will Harris,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Saddened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saddened. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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