dirges

plural of dirge
as in laments
a composition expressing one's grief over a loss bagpipes played a haunting dirge at the funeral for the fallen leader

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Recent Examples of dirges Further down the lineup, Friday has Bieber collaborator and indie fave Dijon alongside the melodic dirges of Ethel Cain. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
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laments
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  • The poem ends with the hero’s burial and the laments of his followers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stopped holding coordination calls on H5N1 with health providers this spring — a change Chin-Hong laments.
    Evan Bush, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Dirges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dirges. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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