as in wail
a crying out in grief
there was a great lamentation on Wall Street when the government's latest unemployment figures were published
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Recent Examples of lamentation
The van pulled into the street, and the crowd followed, muttering lamentations.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
This is a bleak model for those in lamentation over our current moment.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2025
One third of the way into Katie Kitamura’s 2017 novel, A Separation, its narrator asks an elderly Greek woman to demonstrate a traditional funeral lamentation.
—Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
There have been lamentations about the end of an era and anxiety in the fan and creative communities about the risk of over-exploitation of the British super-spy.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
This is a bleak model for those in lamentation over our current moment.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2025
One third of the way into Katie Kitamura’s 2017 novel, A Separation, its narrator asks an elderly Greek woman to demonstrate a traditional funeral lamentation.
—Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
There have been lamentations about the end of an era and anxiety in the fan and creative communities about the risk of over-exploitation of the British super-spy.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamentation
Noun
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Augustina and Blessing are proof of that, milling outside the prison walls, caught between madcap laughter and wails of pain — the polarities of grief.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2025
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War within a war Rosalinda Cabanillas lets out a guttural wail that echoes across the entire cemetery.—
Isobel Yeung,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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Loyola players decided after much reflection and mourning to play Friday’s Southern Section Open Division playoff match against Harvard-Westlake.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2025
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Ask Them to Tell You Their Stories This lack of acknowledgment underscores a broader societal discomfort with sustained mourning.—
Rebecca Soffer,
Time,
10 May 2025
Noun
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My own experience and reality invalidated and denied, which in her heart today would be a very painful lament.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2025
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This episode was just like that, a lot of quick dancing, jazz hands, and even a lament sung by Shauhin, just for the most boring and obvious thing to happen in the end.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
8 May 2025
Noun
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The user's husband initially dismissed the sound as a fox, but as the cries continued, curiosity took over.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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The life of Pope Leo shows that one’s identity and loyalties are shaped by experience, and Leo’s experience is one with deep roots outside of the U.S., closeness to the cry of the poor, and the clear conviction that the best way to lead is through service rather than raw power and fear.—
Raúl E. Zegarra,
Time,
17 May 2025
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This wry, lovelorn plaint is a cagey display of subtle dynamics and counterpoint on a lone electric guitar.—
Jon Pareles,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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This wry, lovelorn plaint is a cagey display of subtle dynamics and counterpoint on a lone electric guitar.—
Jon Pareles,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Lamentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamentation. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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