as in sorrow
deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved
I understand the heartbreak you must feel over your grandmother's death
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Recent Examples of heartbreak
Their parents, grandparents even, unwittingly passed on a childhood of playoff heartbreak.
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Sam McDowell 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
And in that choice, there is politics – even when the song seems to speak only of love, partying, or heartbreak.
—Rocio Munoz, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The band also shared the statement on X, and many fans shared their heartbreak in the comment sections.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
The singer, whose music often explores his challenges with mental health, heartbreak and growing up in New England, moved through the nearly two hour long show with ease as his impressive vocals filled with textured runs were on full display.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Sam McDowell 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
And in that choice, there is politics – even when the song seems to speak only of love, partying, or heartbreak.
—Rocio Munoz, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The band also shared the statement on X, and many fans shared their heartbreak in the comment sections.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
The singer, whose music often explores his challenges with mental health, heartbreak and growing up in New England, moved through the nearly two hour long show with ease as his impressive vocals filled with textured runs were on full display.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartbreak
Noun
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Buckley navigates the film in elemental sorrow without sentimentality, delivering what many consider the performance of the year, and undoubtedly her career so far.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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Now, their families are turning sorrow into service.—
Ashley Paul,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In the r/MyBoyfriendisAI subreddit, many users posted about their grief.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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As her power-hungry characters go through the five stages of grief, denial is the hardest one to let go of.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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White’s dialogue is unsentimental but rife with anguish; Owen Teague and a seductive, destructive Abbey Lee give the pain its due.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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His murder was met with fury and anguish.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Heartbreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartbreak. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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