1
as in to mourn
to feel or express sorrow for
a statement from the bishops deploring the loss of life in the war overseas
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as in to regret
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
deplored the fact that his guests were seeing his apartment at its messiest
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Recent Examples of deplore
People will decide to read things that would be deplored by literary critics or anti-smut campaigners or religious clerics or card-carrying rationalists.
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Much as Craven may deplore the emergence of large agencies that have taken over their competitors, companies like Allied Universal absorbed many of these fly-by-night outfits, requiring at least a modicum of training where there had been less.
—Harper’s Magazine, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Though deplored by liberals, such views represent a conservatism far more moderate than outright evasion or denials.
—Jennifer Lind, Foreign Affairs, 12 July 2022
For Nietzsche, this shift was almost entirely to be deplored.
—Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Much as Craven may deplore the emergence of large agencies that have taken over their competitors, companies like Allied Universal absorbed many of these fly-by-night outfits, requiring at least a modicum of training where there had been less.
—Harper’s Magazine, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Though deplored by liberals, such views represent a conservatism far more moderate than outright evasion or denials.
—Jennifer Lind, Foreign Affairs, 12 July 2022
For Nietzsche, this shift was almost entirely to be deplored.
—Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Dwayne Johnson is mourning the loss of his pet pooch.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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The National Black Justice Coalition released a statement mourning Broom’s death, as well as the death of Sam Nordquist, a Black trans man who was found dead in New York and who officials believe was tortured for weeks before being killed.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them,
25 Feb. 2025
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Will Brooklyn regret not trading Johnson at peak value?—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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And if waterproof eye makeup has left you rubbing and regretting in the past, don’t worry—we’ve found long-wear options that deliver a comfortable, smudge-proof definition without the teary-eyed struggle.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
17 Feb. 2025
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Mayor Bowser lamented the president’s remarks on Thursday.—
Campbell Robertson,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Following the news of the break-in at his home in December, Bengals quarterback Burrow lamented the lack of privacy that may have contributed to the burglary.—
Chelsea Bailey and Josh Campbell,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Deplore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deplore. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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