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
But Goldsworthy deplores the city dweller’s notion of the countryside as a picturesque escape.
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Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
China strongly deplores and firmly opposes the move.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
China strongly deplores and firmly opposes the move.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deplores
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James Van Der Beek's widow is speaking out as Hollywood mourns another loss.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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As the Grey’s Anatomy family mourns the death of Eric Dane, Katherine Heigl has paid tribute to the late actor in a statement.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2026
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News to Know Kornet has no Magic regrets Luke Kornet’s journalism career has gone from a fun story to impactful and even slightly controversial in about a week’s time.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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An Iranian man living in Colorado who fled after the 1970s revolution to keep his wife and daughters safe and free, says his generation regrets supporting the change in government that led to decades of brutality.—
Chierstin Roth,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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In a conversation with his agent, Bullets Bloomquist (Johnny Moran), Eddie laments the current climate of fear and mistrust.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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This schmuck is Jared Kushner, who is sitting right there as his father-in-law laments what his daughter could have had.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Deplores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deplores. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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