heartbreak

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Recent Examples of heartbreak On the other side, though, the heartbreak for Marist runs deep. Jim Root, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025 Unlike much of their work to date, Tunnel Vision steers almost entirely clear of romantic entanglements and heartbreak as subject matter. Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025 Nationwide Insurance, 2015 The insurance company used a strange mix of heartbreak and guilt-tripping to try to entice viewers to buy its policies during Super Bowl 49. Matthew Pittman, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2025 The five-time Grammys host is tasked with keeping the energy afloat while also reminding viewers of the destruction and heartbreak left in the aftermath of the L.A. fires all in the same breath. Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for heartbreak 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartbreak
Noun
  • Superintendent Aaron Spence expressed deep sorrow over the loss, stating that the incident has profoundly affected the local community.
    John Feng, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
  • At the age of 22, Johnson has already endured enough sorrow to last a lifetime.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In the series finale, Belle arrives late to Milla’s funeral, sticking out like a sore thumb amid friends and family burdened by genuine grief.
    Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Tips for getting over a break-up Lean into the grief At the core of any breakup is loss—and loss is almost always accompanied by grief.
    Christina Pérez, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Much of the anguish of losing that first Super Bowl was eclipsed by winning that one.
    Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2025
  • And as Sara’s family lived with the anguish of uncertainty, plenty of Yuba-Sutter residents seemed to forget that anything had happened at all.
    Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025

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“Heartbreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartbreak. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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