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
There, il Moro would privately grieve near the tomb of his late wife, Beatrice d’Este, who died during childbirth in 1497.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
One thing that is unique to natural disasters is people can also grieve for the land in addition to their homes and communities.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
And service workers are grieving alongside their bosses.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
The festival will have to walk the thin line between an industry that is grieving with its own while trying to keep going.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
One thing that is unique to natural disasters is people can also grieve for the land in addition to their homes and communities.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
And service workers are grieving alongside their bosses.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
The festival will have to walk the thin line between an industry that is grieving with its own while trying to keep going.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for grieve
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grieve
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American flags are back to full-staff at the U.S. Capitol in honor of Donald Trump's inauguration, breaking from the U.S. flag code's guidelines for mourning a president.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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Hollywood mourned the loss with an immeasurable heavy heart, with tributes pouring in from Ron Howard, Mulholland Drive star Lee Grant, Judd Apatow, Sting, Eli Roth and many, many others.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
18 Jan. 2025
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Proprietors of once-bustling shops that sell everything from lighting fixtures and doors to toilet bowls are aching for customers.—
Keith Bradsher,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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My heart aches for all of these people who are suffering.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 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 30 Jan. 2025.
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