1
as in mourns
to feel or express sorrow for
a statement from the bishops deploring the loss of life in the war overseas
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2
as in regrets
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
deplored the fact that his guests were seeing his apartment at its messiest
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Recent Examples of deplores
China strongly deplores and firmly opposes the move.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deplores
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Sister mourns her beloved brother Susan Lingle grew up in a household with brothers, and as the only girl in her family, she was loved and protected by them.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Sep. 2025
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As America mourns the loss of Charlie Kirk, a substantive void must be addressed.—
Alex Rosado,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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The track describes a friendship with romantic undertones that Swift regrets not acting upon.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Sheena Douglass, a divorced single mom of three, deeply regrets not signing a prenuptial agreement.—
Essence,
Essence,
22 Sep. 2025
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The board laments the fact that the rich are self-funding their way to political power.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Looking back on the process, Kojima laments that his goal was to make extremely realistic renders of his subjects (Refn included), but even with cutting edge technology there remains room for improvement.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Deplores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deplores. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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