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Recent Examples of lachrymose Several days after this lachrymose dinner, a carnival-level event delighted Angelenos of either political persuasion. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024 Puccini later inserted a different, more lachrymose text, one that forecasts her suicide. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023 However, Christian Nodal’s intoxicating voice soars high; and his latest EP, México en Mi Voz, is a lachrymose affair. Leila Cobo, Billboard, 15 Sep. 2023 More often, though, the constant backdrop of mortality gives a lachrymose tinge to each of the characters’ intermittent outbursts. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023 And all of this is somehow glommed on to the lachrymose story of a grieving parent and a dying world. Ron Charles, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2023 As journey’s end approaches, lachrymose thoughts return. Robin Swithinbank, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lachrymose
Adjective
  • Swift announced the deal in an emotional and lengthy statement on her website Friday.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 30 May 2025
  • The award-winning filmmaker captures the emotional and cultural landscapes of 12 African nations, offering an immersive journey into the museum’s new African Art galleries.
    Keyaira Boone, Essence, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • The clip of the tearful moment of acceptance between father and son has 2.8 million likes and more than 23 million views.
    Sara Belcher, People.com, 6 June 2025
  • June 2's episode depicted his family's tearful bedside farewells while John lay in a full-body cast that obscured even his face.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.
    David Mamet, National Review, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.
    Helen Shaw, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
Adjective
  • Comment At the end of the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Richard Strauss’s Salome, the soprano Elza van den Heever stayed onstage to accept the uproarious ovations with a weepy smile and a grateful tap on her heart.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Novelist Kazuo Ishiguro’s weepy cloning love-triangle story turned out to be apt source material for his friend Garland to adapt.
    Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • June hugs her, both of them teary over the reunion.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 27 May 2025
  • In a teary scene — for both the characters and the audience — Joel comes clean about everything.
    Noel Murray, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • On Monday, May 26, the celebrity chef, 65, shared a sentimental throwback picture of her late ex-husband, Eddie Van Halen, and her late mother, Nancy Bertinelli.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 26 May 2025
  • In Amrum, Fatih Akin stages a sentimental conversation between himself and his mentor, the German director Hark Bohm.
    Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • Banks: There’s a reason why the theater [symbol] is a happy face/sad face.
    Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
  • To some, this may sound bizarre, laughable, or even just plain sad.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025

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“Lachrymose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lachrymose. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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