1
as in to mourn
to feel or express sorrow for
bemoaned the death of his wife by writing a series of poignant letters addressed to her
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as in to regret
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
a think piece bemoaning the coarsening of our society over the last several decades
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Recent Examples of bemoan
The idea of six-hour movies — which streaming invented and which critics like Kathryn and others bemoan as not being television — is also a different form, a hybrid of TV and movies.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Pointing out many errors in Mr. Cooper’s interpretations and the one-sidedness of his framing, Mr. von Sternberg bemoaned the lack of rigor in Mr. Cooper’s approach to sourcing.
—Joseph Bernstein, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
For decades, stunt performers have bemoaned a lack of recognition for dangling from buildings, walking through fire, and keeping totally chill while the facades of houses fell around them.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2025
Things were not much better by January 1776, when Washington wrote a letter to a trusted officer bemoaning the lack of supplies.
—Mike Riggs, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Pointing out many errors in Mr. Cooper’s interpretations and the one-sidedness of his framing, Mr. von Sternberg bemoaned the lack of rigor in Mr. Cooper’s approach to sourcing.
—Joseph Bernstein, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
For decades, stunt performers have bemoaned a lack of recognition for dangling from buildings, walking through fire, and keeping totally chill while the facades of houses fell around them.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2025
Things were not much better by January 1776, when Washington wrote a letter to a trusted officer bemoaning the lack of supplies.
—Mike Riggs, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bemoan
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Pope Francis' funeral will see President Donald Trump and other world leaders converge on Rome as the Catholic Church mourns the head of the Holy See.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Under the blasting sun, mourners prayed, celebrated, and mourned the life of the late pope.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 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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There aren’t many moments in the 160-minute running time that relaxed, but only the easily enervated will regret the show’s relentlessness.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
29 Apr. 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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“Bemoan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bemoan. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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