ˈre-kwē-əm
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Recent Examples of requiem
That changed to a requiem when Mays suddenly passed away at 93 on Tuesday.
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Some of my colleagues have written requiems for the Tea Party.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 15 May 2024
Let this be not a requiem for Clark but an appreciation.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
Beyoncé has signed Giddens’s petition of requiem and reckoning, legacy and elegy.
—Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for requiem 
Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Some of my colleagues have written requiems for the Tea Party.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 15 May 2024
Let this be not a requiem for Clark but an appreciation.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
Beyoncé has signed Giddens’s petition of requiem and reckoning, legacy and elegy.
—Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for requiem
Recent Examples of Synonyms for requiem
Noun
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It can be read as either a defiant declaration or a bitter lament.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2025
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This was followed by a reading of Psalm 42, a lament about an isolated believer who is longing for God’s presence.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But the meeting will be more elegy than transformation.—
Jude Blanchette,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Oct. 2022
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Tell, yell, hell, hello, elegy, tottle, otology, geology, theology.—
John McPhee,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Ethel Cain: Perverts [Daughters of Cain] Ethel Cain found unlikely pop fandom with Preacher’s Daughter, her 2022 debut album, thanks to its emotional dirges and heavy lyrics.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
10 Jan. 2025
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The hand drums, played here by Keith, make this one spooky dirge.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
19 July 2024
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“Requiem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requiem. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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