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as in to mourn
to feel or express sorrow for
she lamented the loss of her beloved pet to a degree that went way beyond words
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as in to regret
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
the youth lamented not having spent more time with his late grandfather
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as in wail
a crying out in grief
the national lament that was heard when the beloved singer perished in the crash
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as in whine
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
the actress' lament that there aren't enough good roles for women
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Recent Examples of lament
David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
On Reddit, locals analyzed the apology, with many praising it and lamenting the dynamics that caused the incident in the first place.
—Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2025
Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
Because, as one of them laments, who else can a spy really date?
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Once one of his June podcasts, Hall of Fame driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. lamented the move back to March for NASCAR’s weekend in Miami-Dade.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
On Reddit, locals analyzed the apology, with many praising it and lamenting the dynamics that caused the incident in the first place.
—Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
Unwittingly, the whole exchange echoes Mullins’ lament in Lioness about the media telling us what to believe.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
Because, as one of them laments, who else can a spy really date?
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
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Verb
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The father of Lucas Osuna, a Belen Jesuit Preparatory School student who died at a water polo tournament Friday, mourned his son on a double post to Instagram and Facebook.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2025
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The horse racing world is mourning the loss of an accomplished harness driver after a racing accident earlier this month.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
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Research suggests gender-affirming surgeries for minors are rare — as are cases where individuals regret undergoing gender-affirming care after the fact.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2025
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As event emcee Vince Gill pointed out in his introduction, no one more than Johnny Cash regretted that his career overshadowed his wife's.—
Nancy Kruh,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The wail of sirens echoed through Marysville on Thursday morning as hundreds lined D Street to honor a fallen officer — the first Marysville police officer killed in the line of duty in more than a century — whose body was ushered to a Placer County funeral home.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Those harsh, swelling wails of warning become the film’s punctuating sonic motif — in stark contrast to the buoyant, babbling vocal interjections of Alexey Shmurak’s unexpected a cappella score, a literal chorus of humanity amid the chaos.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
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When the relatives begin to arrive, crawling in on their knees, droning a dirge about death, Shula promptly departs for a hotel, pink suitcase in tow.—
Namwali Serpell,
The New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2025
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On the final night, one of the regulars hired a Scotsman in a kilt to play a bagpipe dirge.—
Zach Helfand,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The motor produces a whine that is noticeable but not distracting.—
William Roberson,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Israel Hernandez heard the faint whine of sirens outside his Wilmington apartment and looked up just in time to see a minivan crash into another vehicle as police gave chase.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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One third of the way into Katie Kitamura’s 2017 novel, A Separation, its narrator asks an elderly Greek woman to demonstrate a traditional funeral lamentation.—
Lidija Haas,
Harper's Magazine,
3 Mar. 2025
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History is littered with lamentations about distraction.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In fact, the opening moments play out like an elegy for the whole nation: a school boarded up, with empty corridors and empty classrooms.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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As photographed by Austin Shelton, the widescreen images — and even the vertical TikTok videos braided alongside — convey a hopeful vision of their future, more fresh start than elegy.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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None of these moans are intended to dismiss the importance of clever in-jokes and references to past adventures.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Tonally registering as if carved from a medium-hard piece of oak, his transparent deliveries — mellow whispers, conversational assertions, longing moans, resolute cries — served as effective vessels for those character sketches and autobiographical reflections.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Lament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lament. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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