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as in mourned
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 regretted
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
the youth lamented not having spent more time with his late grandfather
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Recent Examples of lamented
Conservatives such as Tucker Carlson have lamented a decline in testosterone among Western men, seeing it as a crisis.
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 19 June 2026
Other critics lamented the White House hosting a combat sporting event amid the Iran War and many Americans facing an affordability crisis.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 16 June 2026
On social media, many lamented the loss of On the Border as another casual dining staple casualty.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
Survivors of the protests, experts and young South Africans have lamented the challenges facing the country's youth including inequality, high unemployment, poverty and social problems such as drug and alcohol abuse.
—ABC News, 15 June 2026
Many longtime soccer fans lamented the breaks.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Laviolette, whose only full season outside the head coaching ranks in the past quarter-century came during Kopitar’s final campaign, lamented not being able to work with the two-way virtuoso.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 11 June 2026
Some long-time users lamented being forced to new software when the current software worked fine, if not better, than the new app.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
While one entrepreneur lamented how quiet Abu Dhabi was during the early weeks of the conflict, things are starting to pick up.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 10 June 2026
Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 19 June 2026
Other critics lamented the White House hosting a combat sporting event amid the Iran War and many Americans facing an affordability crisis.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 16 June 2026
On social media, many lamented the loss of On the Border as another casual dining staple casualty.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
Survivors of the protests, experts and young South Africans have lamented the challenges facing the country's youth including inequality, high unemployment, poverty and social problems such as drug and alcohol abuse.
—ABC News, 15 June 2026
Many longtime soccer fans lamented the breaks.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Laviolette, whose only full season outside the head coaching ranks in the past quarter-century came during Kopitar’s final campaign, lamented not being able to work with the two-way virtuoso.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 11 June 2026
Some long-time users lamented being forced to new software when the current software worked fine, if not better, than the new app.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
While one entrepreneur lamented how quiet Abu Dhabi was during the early weeks of the conflict, things are starting to pick up.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamented
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Springsteen and his band mourned the loss of the legendary music mogul in a statement shared on Instagram Monday.—
Lauryn Overhultz , Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
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Both were made to sit outside the gates, deeply upsetting the family who mourned within.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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And instantly regretted it, and submitted my resignation at the end of the day.—
Kurt Andersen,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
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Macron’s office said the two had discussed the project at length and regretted that the main industry partners, European aerospace group Airbus, which represents Germany and Spain, and France’s Dassault Aviation, had not been able to reach an agreement.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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“Lamented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamented. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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