1
as in sad
feeling unhappiness
not as heartbroken over missing out on the trip to New York as I thought she would be
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2
as in weeping
expressing or suggesting mourning
was utterly heartbroken when his pet dog died
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Recent Examples of heartbroken
Liv hints at a situation in which she was heartbroken after that night in the club, then Kaylor heard about it and didn’t text.
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Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 18 July 2025
In a viral Instagram post, a shelter volunteer revealed the most-common reasons dogs are abandoned, leaving internet users heartbroken.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
Fans must be heartbroken, as the statement also made clear that there would be no makeup date for the group.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Raymond Cheadle, Honesty’s great-uncle, told WUSA the family, including the girl’s dad, is heartbroken.
—Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
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Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 18 July 2025
In a viral Instagram post, a shelter volunteer revealed the most-common reasons dogs are abandoned, leaving internet users heartbroken.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
Fans must be heartbroken, as the statement also made clear that there would be no makeup date for the group.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Raymond Cheadle, Honesty’s great-uncle, told WUSA the family, including the girl’s dad, is heartbroken.
—Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartbroken
Adjective
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The sad reality is that Lucky really hasn't had all that much luck in his life to date.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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That sparked further investigation into the sad situation of socializing.—
Jeanette Hurt,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.—
David Mamet,
National Review,
11 Aug. 2022
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
Adjective
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Galino is unhappy with how Jimenez is running his territory, and thinks Tommy can help the cartel get into the oil business.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 July 2025
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Things will become much clearer once Jenkins — who is unhappy with his current contract is currently sidelined with a back injury — begins practicing.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
Adjective
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The mournful notes of taps echoed through rainy Bronx neighborhood Thursday afternoon as six New York Police Department officers shouldered the casket of one of their own: Officer Didarul Islam.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
31 July 2025
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This second feature from filmmaker Frederik Louis Hviid is well-paced, tense, lovely to look at, and threaded through with a mournful realism.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Too little could leave you feeling down and even depressed.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Francis was depressed and couldn’t get out of bed for months, and in July 1976, a jury awarded her $2.6 million, finding the Howard Johnson chain responsible for her unsafe room.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
17 July 2025
Adjective
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And at the heart of it are funeral plans that present his sons as a unit, and include Meghan Markle as well.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
17 July 2025
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The Franklin Fire Department has announced funeral arrangements for Tucker.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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For now, this is DeVries on the job: intent but measured, teeth ready to clamp down on his tongue, establishing standards while also very much trying to make sure his team isn’t miserable from the beginning.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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His Panthers opened the season with two miserable losses, complete with booing from fans in the home opener, and the 23-year-old soon became the first quarterback selected No. 1 overall in the Super Bowl era to be benched for non-injury reasons.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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At the end of the day, Ohtani was pitching into the fourth inning for the first time since his second Tommy John surgery, so the Dodgers were likely playing it safe rather than sorry.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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Screenwriter Busch, who, gay and in his 30s, played the 16-year-old teenage girl Gidget — sorry, Chicklet — in his original off-Broadway stage show here plays the detective-in-drag investigating the murders.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
30 July 2025
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“Heartbroken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartbroken. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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