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used to express sorrow or distress
Juliet's pitiful lament, "alas, poor Romeo, he is already dead!"
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Recent Examples of alas
The fate of all Angelenos, alas.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
There’s still a chance Bosa could unite with big brother, Joey Bosa, and dreamers will fantasize for Myles Garrett, but, alas, this pre-draft story is about unproven prospects.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
This quality didn’t wear as well on Leslie Knope, or perhaps the supporting characters didn’t do enough to balance her out, or perhaps, alas, a bumbling woman just read differently.
—Jennifer Armstrong, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
His body, alas, had other ideas.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
There’s still a chance Bosa could unite with big brother, Joey Bosa, and dreamers will fantasize for Myles Garrett, but, alas, this pre-draft story is about unproven prospects.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
This quality didn’t wear as well on Leslie Knope, or perhaps the supporting characters didn’t do enough to balance her out, or perhaps, alas, a bumbling woman just read differently.
—Jennifer Armstrong, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
His body, alas, had other ideas.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alas
aw
Interjection
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In the north of the British Isles, people sometimes combined ye, a second person plural pronoun for you, along with aw, meaning all.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
16 July 2025
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And then … aw, just cue up the video player for the epic Francisco Lindor homer that won this thing!—
Jayson Stark,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Alas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alas. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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