as in wail
a crying out in grief
there was a great lamentation on Wall Street when the government's latest unemployment figures were published
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Recent Examples of lamentation
For those of us in the trenches of X, the meltdown was a familiar sight, echoing the contempt that the tech elite have directed at San Francisco for years, with the endless lamentations of anarchy at pharmacy branches in Union Square or the liberal policies of politicians like Aaron Peskin.
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Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 30 June 2025
Their music is neither celebration nor lamentation.
—Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Give us your final lamentations on this year’s crop of cancellations in a comment below.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 21 May 2025
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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Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 30 June 2025
Their music is neither celebration nor lamentation.
—Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Give us your final lamentations on this year’s crop of cancellations in a comment below.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 21 May 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamentation
Noun
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At times, the noise of grinding gears can obscure the soprano whoops and wails of the preschoolers.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Telecasters and hollow-body guitars wail cover songs on Beale Street.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In 2022, Japanese researchers found that dogs produced tears when reuniting with their humans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Blum looked around, stunned with tears welling in her eyes.—
Aaron Sullivan,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Jan. 2026
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For those who followed her in magazines and galas, that period of mourning was also reflected in her closet.—
Marta Martínez Tato,
Vanity Fair,
24 Jan. 2026
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Punta Umbria has declared three days of mourning for victims including the Zamorano Álvarez family.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But the anti-fascist lament has a dark secret history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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The hit-and-miss driverless experience comes despite Musk responding in September to a Robotaxi user’s social media lament about having a supervisor in the driver’s seat.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Jan. 2026
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Flag waving, immigration restriction, and culture-war rallying cries can shore up the MAGA-tech coalition, but more will be needed to achieve lasting success.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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BenQ has heard the anguished cries of movie enthusiasts who don't have the luxury of large rooms for a home cinema setup.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Jan. 2026
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Immediately drop spoonfuls of meringue onto hot pie filling, and carefully spread meringue to cover top completely, spreading to edge of crust to prevent shrinkage or weeping.—
Kelly Brant,
Arkansas Online,
9 Dec. 2025
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In another video, posted to X by Haaretz journalist Nir Hasson, a group of children, still in their performance costumes, can be seen weeping and panicking as they are ordered from the building.—
Dan Sheehan,
Literary Hub,
24 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The speech was met by deafening cheers, and a tiny smattering of groans from people on the other side of the political spectrum.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
18 Jan. 2026
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Those decisions were largely met with groans from fans.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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Spread over him and shoved him forward, and he was woken by a screech and a howl.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Wolf Moon name dates back to Indigenous and early Anglo-Saxon traditions, inspired by the winter wolves whose howls echoed across cold January nights.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
3 Jan. 2026
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“Lamentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamentation. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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