1
as in to grieve
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
we mourned for weeks after our beloved pet's death
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as in to lament
to feel or express sorrow for
an editorial that mourns the loss of the town's last movie theater
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Recent Examples of mourn
The hockey world is in mourning together, as several in the broadcasting business reacted to Millen’s death.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Yesterday Drew Barrymore added her voice to the growing list of celebrities mourning Kilmer's death.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Soon, McArthur's family wouldn't even be welcome in the church that had mourned with him.
—Tony Holt, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2025
That contrast can feel like mourning someone who still exists, just not in the same way.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Yesterday Drew Barrymore added her voice to the growing list of celebrities mourning Kilmer's death.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Soon, McArthur's family wouldn't even be welcome in the church that had mourned with him.
—Tony Holt, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2025
That contrast can feel like mourning someone who still exists, just not in the same way.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mourn
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Not just consuming but diving in, getting outraged, grieving, swooning.—
Leila Herrmann,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2025
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Bravo’s grieving family were further frustrated by the California Highway Patrol’s decision not to issue an Amber Alert — the statewide alert activated by authorities to help find missing children — after Lee and the children disappeared.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Whiteley at least tries, and an episode in which several of the international players lament the difficulties of playing out a six-month season without access to their families, many of whom struggle to get visas, is a standout.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2025
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In recent years, PSG’s French supporters have occasionally lamented the fact that multiple superstar players — among them Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Neymar and Messi — have spent time at the club without making an effort to learn the language of their new home country.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Nebraska Cornhuskers won't regret their trip to Las Vegas.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Right-of-center Americans will live to regret this innovation.—
The Editors,
National Review,
7 Apr. 2025
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The grandmother would flee, and Billy would smite his chest and in Old Testament tones bewail his sinful life.—
Werner Herzog,
The New Yorker,
21 Aug. 2023
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Among progressives, the same people who bewail the influence of corporations on cultural and political life also propose to entrench the social role of big businesses by making individual Americans more dependent on them for everything from health care to retirement income.—
Kevin D. Williamson,
National Review,
13 May 2021
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“Mourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mourn. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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