elegizing

present participle of elegize

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elegizing
mourning
Verb
  • The State of Colorado is mourning this tremendous loss alongside everyone who was impacted by Lynn.
    Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 20 June 2026
  • He, like the objects, is stuck between here and the hereafter, and is mourning a lost love just as a new one introduces herself.
    Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 19 June 2026
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“Elegizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elegizing. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.

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