as in to mourn
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
we all grieved over the lost cat
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Recent Examples of grieve
But gossip comparing the town to Peyton Place leads folks to wonder if the grieving widow is really such a God-fearing Christian woman.
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2025
Shrinking — co-created by Lawrence, Jason Segel and Brett Goldstein — follows grieving therapist Jimmy Laird (Segel), who decides to take a new, more bold approach to his craft.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
Since 1999, she's worked with the organization, helping other grieving parents.
—Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2025
Then, while their heads were turned, a car burglar gave them another reason to grieve, prosecutors say.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2025
Shrinking — co-created by Lawrence, Jason Segel and Brett Goldstein — follows grieving therapist Jimmy Laird (Segel), who decides to take a new, more bold approach to his craft.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
Since 1999, she's worked with the organization, helping other grieving parents.
—Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2025
Then, while their heads were turned, a car burglar gave them another reason to grieve, prosecutors say.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grieve
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Dwayne Johnson is mourning the loss of his pet pooch.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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The National Black Justice Coalition released a statement mourning Broom’s death, as well as the death of Sam Nordquist, a Black trans man who was found dead in New York and who officials believe was tortured for weeks before being killed.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them,
25 Feb. 2025
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But during the Week 15 game, Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan wanted to put Campbell into the game, because Greenlaw was aching from soreness in his Achilles tendon.—
Paulina Dedaj,
Fox News,
22 Feb. 2025
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Amid her first climb, Jesse feels a spiritual connection to nature and is left aching for more, belting out songs of her new revelations and ambitions.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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The challenge for the author is to write a pulse-pounding thriller without sorrowing over this injustice too much.—
Mark Athitakis,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2023
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Finney-Smith has become fan favorite in Dallas, so much so that fan reaction on social media was split between excitement and shock that the Mavericks acquired eight-time All-Star Irving, but also sorrow about Finney-Smith departure.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
6 Feb. 2023
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“Grieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grieve. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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