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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
In his encyclical, Leo fretted about multiple ongoing wars, lamented the decline of multilateral coalitions and blasted arms industry profits as driving the conflicts.
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Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Part of the problem, Gelfond has previously lamented to Variety, is that Wall Street values Imax like its a cinema chain, such as AMC Theatres, which is mired in debt.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 28 May 2026
Mayor Bobby Sanchez lamented the shutdown.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2026
In an interview in the early 1980s, as humanity looked for the meaning of life in extraterrestrial species and other planets, Eichenberg lamented our reluctance to find it first in each other.
—Jessica George, JSTOR Daily, 27 May 2026
Other Knicks fans on Twitter also lamented the Cavaliers’ efforts to limit the purchasing power of traveling Knicks fans.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 26 May 2026
In 2019, Canadian technologist Mohamed Moussa lamented his relationship with the Quran, a text which has been painstakingly preserved in its original Arabic for 1,400 years.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 26 May 2026
Knicks fans were boisterous during New York's win in Game 3, and Cavs guard Donovan Mitchell lamented that was mostly because Cleveland gave its towel-waving crowd nothing to cheer about.
—ABC News, 25 May 2026
Buehler lamented the shape and effectiveness of his curveball, which yielded the two doubles and a single among the four times it was put in play.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Part of the problem, Gelfond has previously lamented to Variety, is that Wall Street values Imax like its a cinema chain, such as AMC Theatres, which is mired in debt.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 28 May 2026
Mayor Bobby Sanchez lamented the shutdown.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2026
In an interview in the early 1980s, as humanity looked for the meaning of life in extraterrestrial species and other planets, Eichenberg lamented our reluctance to find it first in each other.
—Jessica George, JSTOR Daily, 27 May 2026
Other Knicks fans on Twitter also lamented the Cavaliers’ efforts to limit the purchasing power of traveling Knicks fans.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 26 May 2026
In 2019, Canadian technologist Mohamed Moussa lamented his relationship with the Quran, a text which has been painstakingly preserved in its original Arabic for 1,400 years.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 26 May 2026
Knicks fans were boisterous during New York's win in Game 3, and Cavs guard Donovan Mitchell lamented that was mostly because Cleveland gave its towel-waving crowd nothing to cheer about.
—ABC News, 25 May 2026
Buehler lamented the shape and effectiveness of his curveball, which yielded the two doubles and a single among the four times it was put in play.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamented
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Ayalew’s death was widely mourned in the South Bay, and she was remembered for her devotion to humanitarian causes in Ethiopia and locally.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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In Israel, relatives mourned soldier Sergeant Rotem Yanai, who was killed yesterday in a drone attack launched from Lebanon.—
Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Whereas the Vikings immediately regretted choosing McCarthy over Darnold last offseason.—
Geoff Clark OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Trump has regretted it ever since.—
Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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“Lamented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamented. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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