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
The Thing with Feathers, from writer-director Dylan Southern and starring the actor as a grieving father haunted by a giant crow, had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 25.
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Jack Smart, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Stephens and Almereyda have both been grieving the loss of David Lynch.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
In the story about a grieving husband (Benedict Cumberbatch) thrust into unexpected single fatherhood, the film relies on performances from two young actors, Richard and Henry Boxall, to play his equally grieving sons.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025
As families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying.
—NBC News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Jack Smart, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Stephens and Almereyda have both been grieving the loss of David Lynch.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
In the story about a grieving husband (Benedict Cumberbatch) thrust into unexpected single fatherhood, the film relies on performances from two young actors, Richard and Henry Boxall, to play his equally grieving sons.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025
As families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying.
—NBC News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grieve
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Its living exhibits show moments from mankind’s relationship with technology: Mary Shelley (Sieh) mourns a child while giving Frankenstein’s monster life; a lonely nineteen-seventies roboticist (Ryan Spahn) calls his creation fondly by name; humans lose the robot war.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2025
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While many longtime fans of the ship have mourned the decision to sink it, the SS United States Conservancy and Okaloosa County say this was the only option to prevent the SS United States from being scrapped after it was evicted from its longtime Philadelphia pier.—
Danny Freeman,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
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His joints ached under the force of gravity, and the pressure of simply sitting in a chair felt uncomfortable.—
Dhruv Khullar,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Wong Kar-wai’s masterpiece In the Mood for Love is a slow-burn romance wrapped in lush visuals, aching silence, and the soft glow of neon lights.—
Janey Tracey,
EW.com,
7 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 16 Feb. 2025.
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