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as in mourned
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 regretted
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 bemoaned
Italo Calvino once bemoaned the weight of the biographical self, the reductiveness of facts.
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Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
The victorious Jazz may have actually bemoaned the result, having willfully sat a perfectly healthy Keyonte George late in the game in order to add another loss and better odds in the draft lottery.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
After Saturday’s win against Brazil, Zach Dezenzo bemoaned that some teammates burned their mouths during the espresso shot celebration.
—Maria Torres, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Leading North Carolina Democrats bemoaned the politicization of public safety at an event in Charlotte on Thursday.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
Coach Jay Pandolfo bemoaned his team’s lack of net-front presence after the Terriers’ first goal.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Arms control advocates bemoaned the end of New START and warned of the imminent threat of a new arms race.
—Vladimir Isachenkov The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
Prior to Pretti's death, progressive groups had bemoaned how Schumer wasn't seeking a stand-off and after a group of eight Democratic senators defected to end the last shutdown, there's a healthy amount of skepticism.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Deadline hears that the British national broadcaster is closing four jobs as part of the cost-cutting decision, which has been bemoaned internally amid rising disinformation online.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
The victorious Jazz may have actually bemoaned the result, having willfully sat a perfectly healthy Keyonte George late in the game in order to add another loss and better odds in the draft lottery.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
After Saturday’s win against Brazil, Zach Dezenzo bemoaned that some teammates burned their mouths during the espresso shot celebration.
—Maria Torres, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Leading North Carolina Democrats bemoaned the politicization of public safety at an event in Charlotte on Thursday.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
Coach Jay Pandolfo bemoaned his team’s lack of net-front presence after the Terriers’ first goal.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Arms control advocates bemoaned the end of New START and warned of the imminent threat of a new arms race.
—Vladimir Isachenkov The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
Prior to Pretti's death, progressive groups had bemoaned how Schumer wasn't seeking a stand-off and after a group of eight Democratic senators defected to end the last shutdown, there's a healthy amount of skepticism.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Deadline hears that the British national broadcaster is closing four jobs as part of the cost-cutting decision, which has been bemoaned internally amid rising disinformation online.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bemoaned
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His death wasn’t only mourned by the fashion community, it was mourned by us all.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
30 Mar. 2026
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That link only strengthened last year, when Salah mourned the death of teammate Diogo Jota alongside millions of Reds fans around the world.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
25 Mar. 2026
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The administrator who spoke to the Southern California News Group regretted not relocating sooner and planned to move away as soon as possible.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
15 Mar. 2026
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During our February Monthly Meeting a couple of weeks ago, Jim expressed concerns about Microsoft and regretted not selling it last year.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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Republicans see the Sununu name as still bankable but lamented the primary.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Early in his tenure, Niccol spoke with customers who lamented the lack of comfortable seating Starbucks locations once had, as well as baristas recognizing and chatting with them.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Bemoaned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bemoaned. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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