as in to mourn
to feel or express sorrow for
I grieve for our loss
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Those prehistoric creatures who met their end around 65 million years ago are currently being memorialized online by dino-heads who mourn their mass extinction.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026 -
Fond farewells to Sugar the Surfing Dog Huntington Beach, California, was in mourning for Sugar the Surfing Dog, the first dog to be inducted into the Surfers’ Hall of Fame.—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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During private comments at an Easter lunch at the White House this week, Trump — ever the builder — seemed to lament the constraints on his job.—
Steven Sloan,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Some people lamented on social media the empty spaces around a pond that used to be seamlessly encircled by flowering pink blossoms.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Grieve (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grieve%20%28for%29. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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