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
Hébert Gregory was also remembered by her Vice Principals costar Walton Goggins, who mourned the loss on Instagram.
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
In Princeton, the community came together to mourn Dufresne and Joseph, two friends who had died together and were buried at Palms Woodlawn Cemetery in Naranja.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
The video shows Combs playing with his children, mourning Kim Porter and giving motivational speeches at fundraisers in New York.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2025
Grok itself debunks the statement regarding Kirk; Musk’s AI tool cannot find evidence of Steele melting down over people mourning the assassination.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
In Princeton, the community came together to mourn Dufresne and Joseph, two friends who had died together and were buried at Palms Woodlawn Cemetery in Naranja.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
The video shows Combs playing with his children, mourning Kim Porter and giving motivational speeches at fundraisers in New York.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2025
Grok itself debunks the statement regarding Kirk; Musk’s AI tool cannot find evidence of Steele melting down over people mourning the assassination.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
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At Islam’s home, in the Bronx, Mamdani was received by the officer’s parents, his pregnant widow, his children, and other grieving relatives.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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In the years since, Audrey had repeatedly pulled out her feathers, a behavior common among distressed or grieving birds.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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After a Frozen Four loss to Colgate — Sullivan still laments one of his teammates’ shots hitting the post in a 3-2 defeat — both Sullivan and Sacco turned pro.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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He is compensated for lamenting and comforting grieving families during funerals.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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Common pitfalls and how to avoid them The quickest path to regret is chasing a very low hairline or a huge graft count without donor management.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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That group tends to regret not selling way more than those who did sell regret selling.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
6 Oct. 2025
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Israel has bewailed each nation’s announcement, claiming that their gesture is only emboldening Hamas and prolonging the war by showing there are benefits to be gained through terrorism like that carried out on Oct. 7.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Aug. 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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“Mourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mourn. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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