sorrows

present tense third-person singular of sorrow

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorrows
Verb
  • The annual hand-wringing around whether New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone should be fired is already under way, but that won’t be decided for weeks as the club’s management takes a breath and grieves the club’s latest playoff exit.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2025
  • In Saunders’s afterlife, various spirits join Willie, Lincoln’s eleven-year-old son who has died from typhoid fever, while his father grieves in the crypt.
    Book Marks October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The pain of that premature departure still aches more than a decade on.
    Jack Bantock, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • For those experiencing less severe infections, symptoms may include fever, muscle aches, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, which often last between one and three days, according to the FDA.
    Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Worthington sighs at the suggestion.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sister mourns her beloved brother Susan Lingle grew up in a household with brothers, and as the only girl in her family, she was loved and protected by them.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
  • As America mourns the loss of Charlie Kirk, a substantive void must be addressed.
    Alex Rosado, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Sorrows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorrows. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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