1
as in mourns
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 regrets
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 bemoans
Now, looking back, Spelling bemoans the embarrassment that kept her from speaking out sooner and wants to do her part to normalize the effects of eczema and dismantle the stigma.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Oct. 2025
Menlo coach bemoans challenges his small roster faces in PAL Bay.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
Irina bemoans the waste of her fine education and the lack of poetry and meaning in her work.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Oct. 2025
Menlo coach bemoans challenges his small roster faces in PAL Bay.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
Irina bemoans the waste of her fine education and the lack of poetry and meaning in her work.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bemoans
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As Hollywood mourns the loss of Catherine O’Hara, one of her Canadian comrades is paying tribute.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2026
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Our union mourns his loss and our thoughts are with his family, his union, and his community.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Fast forward to now, Banks regrets the interaction.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
17 Feb. 2026
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But Parker has also taken a few creative liberties and made adaptational alterations — including a key conversation that the showrunner now regrets leaving out.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Perhaps the most significant invocation of maternity comes when Ser Lyonel laments that Baelor is a more favored son than his brother Maekar.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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In the same newsletter championing bovine contact, Means laments a spiritual crisis of connection to nature.—
Rina Raphael,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Bemoans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bemoans. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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