1
as in to mourn
to feel or express sorrow for
bemoaned the death of his wife by writing a series of poignant letters addressed to her
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as in to regret
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
a think piece bemoaning the coarsening of our society over the last several decades
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Recent Examples of bemoan
These factions would seem to be holiday rivals of a sort, like people who can’t get enough of all Christmas and the camp bemoaning its commercialism.
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Colin Fleming, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
While many in the industry bemoan evolving climate patterns, Stynes sees the shift in weather as an opportunity to be more creative.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2025
Better measures Stern isn’t the first scientist to bemoan the excessive focus on bibliometrics.
—Guillaume Cabanac, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
Yet, for all champion-elect Liverpool’s smoothness this season, the heady rise of underdogs Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest, and big shots like Manchester City falling, some are bemoaning the English top flight’s sense of predictability as the finish line nears.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Colin Fleming, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
While many in the industry bemoan evolving climate patterns, Stynes sees the shift in weather as an opportunity to be more creative.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2025
Better measures Stern isn’t the first scientist to bemoan the excessive focus on bibliometrics.
—Guillaume Cabanac, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
Yet, for all champion-elect Liverpool’s smoothness this season, the heady rise of underdogs Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest, and big shots like Manchester City falling, some are bemoaning the English top flight’s sense of predictability as the finish line nears.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bemoan
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On Sunday, Battle’s cousins mourned in a relative’s apartment about a half-mile away from the shooting scene.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2025
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In a statement posted to Instagram Thursday, Parton mourned Dean's death.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
7 Mar. 2025
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The Alien and Sedition Acts were mistakes that Adams lived to regret.—
Marianne Holdzkom,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2025
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Does Phillip regret going for the immediate cash prize and giving David the power to cut him from the game?—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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Others lament that young people will lose the chance to build up fluid mental math skills while playing: develop number sense, compute sums and products, budget, compare value, think strategically or reason using simple probability.—
Ann Rutledge,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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In a new interview with the U.K.’s The Sunday Times, Russo lamented that popular films’ success at the box office and disproportional losses at the Academy Awards is due to a trend started by the disgraced mogul.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Bemoan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bemoan. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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