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as in to mourn
to feel or express sorrow for
she lamented the loss of her beloved pet to a degree that went way beyond words
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as in to regret
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
the youth lamented not having spent more time with his late grandfather
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as in wail
a crying out in grief
the national lament that was heard when the beloved singer perished in the crash
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as in whine
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
the actress' lament that there aren't enough good roles for women
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Recent Examples of lament
Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
Most coaches are old enough to know the lesson of the late, lamented Southwest Conference.
—Kevin Sherrington
feb. 27, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
Naomi Jackson, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2026
There is inward-looking anger in Thompson’s voice, halfway between rebuke and lament.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Fans have lamented for years that he hasn't been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
Most coaches are old enough to know the lesson of the late, lamented Southwest Conference.
—Kevin Sherrington
feb. 27, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
The changes are a source of both lament and ambivalence.
—Naomi Jackson, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2026
There is inward-looking anger in Thompson’s voice, halfway between rebuke and lament.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lament
Verb
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Only in Enghelab Square in downtown Tehran, where Khamenei supporters are mourning the supreme leader, is there a large crowd.—
Yarden Segev,
NBC news,
1 Mar. 2026
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In addition to his father, who was killed off abruptly and in an apparent middle finger to Costner after public disputes with Sheridan over filming schedules and other conflicts, Kayce is mourning another recent loss.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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 the end, Fenster came to regret that decision.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But their loud wail, which can be activated via a mobile app, can be heard about half a mile away.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The album’s Bandcamp blurb shouts out Ghédalia Tarzatès, the late French composer who collaged his wails and lamentations in the endangered Ladino language to evoke pangs of existential angst.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The temperature plunges; Reilly’s trills harden into an Old World dirge.—
Brad Shoup,
Pitchfork,
24 Jan. 2026
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Swedish singer-composer Anna von Hausswolff, whose cathedral melodies, intense vocals and doom-laden dirges share much in common with Nordic heavy-metal culture, specializes in mystery and grandiosity.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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No suspicious whine in the air, no burning of pungent oils to put off biters.—
Antonia Quirke,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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These are no longer the days of whine and turned-up noses.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
30 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These rock lamentations will not be carried over to the full-length album the band still has in the works, which Bono promises will have a more joyful tone.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
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The album’s Bandcamp blurb shouts out Ghédalia Tarzatès, the late French composer who collaged his wails and lamentations in the endangered Ladino language to evoke pangs of existential angst.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In Berceuse Parish, there are so many elegies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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The show, a sort of elegy for Gen X, opens with a flash-forward to July 16, 1999, the final hours of Carolyn and John.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Under Hiller, the Kings went into the Olympic break with a whimper and came out of it with a moan.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
1 Mar. 2026
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The moans announced the doubt throughout Riviera’s 18th green amphitheater, a bowl full of thousands of fans unsure if the new guy could do it.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Lament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lament. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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