as in grieves
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
the soldier's widow continued to sorrow long after her husband's last letter had turned yellow with age
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The annual hand-wringing around whether New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone should be fired is already under way, but that won’t be decided for weeks as the club’s management takes a breath and grieves the club’s latest playoff exit.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
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In Saunders’s afterlife, various spirits join Willie, Lincoln’s eleven-year-old son who has died from typhoid fever, while his father grieves in the crypt.—
Book Marks
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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While the flu is traditionally associated with symptoms like fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, runny or stuffy nose, headache and fatigue, children and adults alike can experience moderate to severe complications.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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After sitting at my sewing machine for a couple of hours, my neck aches and my right foot is stiff from standing to attention over the pedal.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Outside, the tide sighs against the rocks in steady conversation.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
22 Oct. 2025
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Worthington sighs at the suggestion.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Sister mourns her beloved brother Susan Lingle grew up in a household with brothers, and as the only girl in her family, she was loved and protected by them.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Sep. 2025
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As America mourns the loss of Charlie Kirk, a substantive void must be addressed.—
Alex Rosado,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Sorrows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorrows. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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