as in grieved
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
the soldier's widow continued to sorrow long after her husband's last letter had turned yellow with age
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The other thing most people miss is the sheer scale of what’s actually being grieved.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
28 May 2026 -
Indigenous men grieved but also fumed when women were attacked.—
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Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Springsteen and his band mourned the loss of the legendary music mogul in a statement shared on Instagram Monday.—
Lauryn Overhultz , Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
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Both were made to sit outside the gates, deeply upsetting the family who mourned within.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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My calves and thighs often throbbed, my waist ached and my knees swelled.—
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Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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The feeling overwhelmed him even as his jaw ached and his throat compressed in the second quarter of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 114-109 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Sunday.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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“Sorrowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorrowed. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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