elegizing

Definition of elegizingnext
present participle of elegize
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mourning
Verb
  • Gen Curtis King, commanding general of the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, said his troops are mourning Key’s loss.
    Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026
  • Spirit was long the butt of jokes for its bare-bones operations, but the flying faithful were mourning the loss.
    Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 9 May 2026
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“Elegizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elegizing. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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