1
as in lamentation
a crying out in grief
the day after the massacre the plaints of bereaved mothers and wives could be heard throughout the village
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as in complaint
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
that taxes are too high is perhaps the most perennial of plaints
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Recent Examples of plaint
But Barham plays the role both for plaints and for boasts.
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Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Gay’s plaint is a variation of the good speakers are born belief.
—Jerry Weissman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
This wry, lovelorn plaint is a cagey display of subtle dynamics and counterpoint on a lone electric guitar.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
This wry, lovelorn plaint is a cagey display of subtle dynamics and counterpoint on a lone electric guitar.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
And to be perfectly fair, the New Deal had seven or eight big years of operation (the plaints about the Supreme Court etc. blocking reforms being so many excuses).
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Goldberger's plaint is overstated.
—Michelle Goldberg, Star Tribune, 8 June 2021
The finished song is desolate but resilient, a hell of a plaint.
—Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2022
Somewhere between folk-rock plaint and short story, Margo Price sings about a pregnant woman at a clinic, with a hard-luck past and a tough decision to make.
—Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2022
Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Gay’s plaint is a variation of the good speakers are born belief.
—Jerry Weissman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
This wry, lovelorn plaint is a cagey display of subtle dynamics and counterpoint on a lone electric guitar.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
This wry, lovelorn plaint is a cagey display of subtle dynamics and counterpoint on a lone electric guitar.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
And to be perfectly fair, the New Deal had seven or eight big years of operation (the plaints about the Supreme Court etc. blocking reforms being so many excuses).
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Goldberger's plaint is overstated.
—Michelle Goldberg, Star Tribune, 8 June 2021
The finished song is desolate but resilient, a hell of a plaint.
—Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2022
Somewhere between folk-rock plaint and short story, Margo Price sings about a pregnant woman at a clinic, with a hard-luck past and a tough decision to make.
—Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaint
Noun
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Their music is neither celebration nor lamentation.—
Amir Husain,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Studio Nicholas Venezia In Janáček’s Quartet No. 1, the Takács ratcheted up the genre’s conversational quality into high drama, widening the expressive gulf between the opening lamentation and the skittering response.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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In 2023, 20 students suffered from the rare condition when they were made to do over 400 push-ups as punishment, according to the complaint.—
Kate Linderman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
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The complaint alleged the men locked O.C.G. in a room for several days and released him only after his sister paid a ransom.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Staying put In Kyiv, residents have adjusted to the regular wail of sirens and periodic explosions.—
Dominique Soguel,
Christian Science Monitor,
28 Apr. 2025
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In this ode to deception, stark ironies become the self-punishing wail of survivors.—
William Logan,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Roxy doesn't take her eyes from the screen, and when Aishah turns the camera to show what's happening in the movie, Roxy can be heard making a noise somewhere between a growl and a whine.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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Inside the fence, the atmosphere was oddly peaceful, and sometimes so quiet that the loudest noise was the whine of an overhead drone.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
6 May 2025
Noun
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Either Paul was calling me with grievances or Emma was updating me with bad news.—
Matt Wolf,
Vulture,
28 May 2025
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As a result, in each league, dozens of grievances are commenced and resolved each year, typically without any public awareness.—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Full of surprises, family time, performing, chilling, laughing, loving, smiling and good meaningful cries.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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This savvy sleeper responds to babies’ cries by activating its sound and motion features.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Many online expressed lament over the resort towns’ popularity too.—
Monica Pitrelli,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2025
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My own experience and reality invalidated and denied, which in her heart today would be a very painful lament.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2025
Noun
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Within an outlying mining operation, a Mechanist mourning the murder of her husband is bestowed a strange pet as part of a bargaining chip from a dishonorable alien race.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
17 May 2025
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In the United States, at least, collective mourning is not a part of the culture, and the idea of death is met with avoidance rather than affirmation.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2025
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“Plaint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaint. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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