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
Monica Vitti stars as the reclusive queen of an anonymous European country in the mid-19th century who has been mourning the assassination of her regal husband 10 years prior.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 May 2025
Comments Noel Johansen is mourning his wife, Jen Darbellay, after her death at a music festival in Vancouver.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 May 2025
Hallmark star Noel Johansen is mourning the loss of his wife Jen Darbellay.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 1 May 2025
Many had mourned the destruction of the tree, an icon that stood on Hadrian’s Wall, which the occupying Roman army built in the second century.
—Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 May 2025
Comments Noel Johansen is mourning his wife, Jen Darbellay, after her death at a music festival in Vancouver.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 May 2025
Hallmark star Noel Johansen is mourning the loss of his wife Jen Darbellay.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 1 May 2025
Many had mourned the destruction of the tree, an icon that stood on Hadrian’s Wall, which the occupying Roman army built in the second century.
—Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mourn
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That particular parade took its toll on Parton, who is still grieving her longtime love.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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Please remind yourself that your father’s wife is also grieving and isn’t her best at this time.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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Experts lament a lack of focus in the community on prevention and mental health care.—
Jonathan Horwitz,
Oc Register,
26 Apr. 2025
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In its last scene, Joe laments over his insatiable loneliness while locked within a new kind of cage: his jail cell.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The only way to measure how much Latinos regret their part in bringing Trump to power will be at the ballot box.—
Alejandro Puyana,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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Defensive back update The Hurricanes regretted not having more defensive backs on the roster last season.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
29 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 11 May. 2025.
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