1
as in to grieve
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
we mourned for weeks after our beloved pet's death
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as in to lament
to feel or express sorrow for
an editorial that mourns the loss of the town's last movie theater
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Recent Examples of mourn
Hidden is the agony of parents mourning the loss of their babies.
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Duaa Eldeib, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
In response, the Collaborative Commission on Domestic Violence issued a statement Friday to mourn the victims and to offer resources for those affected by intimate partner violence.
—Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 8 May 2026
And a family mourns the loss of their ancestral home in southern Lebanon, when their whole village was levelled by Israel during the conflict.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 6 May 2026
While the versions of Elegy concerning the South African femicide and the Herero and Nama genocide appear as one- and two-channel works, a new edition mourning the death of Gazan poet Hiba Abu Nada—who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in October 2023—takes center stage.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026
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Duaa Eldeib, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
In response, the Collaborative Commission on Domestic Violence issued a statement Friday to mourn the victims and to offer resources for those affected by intimate partner violence.
—Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 8 May 2026
And a family mourns the loss of their ancestral home in southern Lebanon, when their whole village was levelled by Israel during the conflict.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 6 May 2026
While the versions of Elegy concerning the South African femicide and the Herero and Nama genocide appear as one- and two-channel works, a new edition mourning the death of Gazan poet Hiba Abu Nada—who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in October 2023—takes center stage.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026
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The Professor, with only her ex-partner’s cat for company, sits in her decaying apartment and grieves the loss of her relationship and her struggle with infertility.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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Group for individuals grieving death of spouse or life partner.—
Staff Report,
Baltimore Sun,
6 May 2026
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As the portal opened in April, but Medved and women’s basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit lamented the lack of official transparency in the transfer marketplace.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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Some vaccine critics have lamented that Makary has not pulled Covid-19 vaccines off the market.—
Sarah Owermohle,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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Perhaps Sylvie now regrets her time in Moscow, even the tenor of her politics.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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There’s a lot Jessi Draper regrets.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
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Israel has bewailed each nation’s announcement, claiming that their gesture is only emboldening Hamas and prolonging the war by showing there are benefits to be gained through terrorism like that carried out on Oct. 7.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Aug. 2025
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The grandmother would flee, and Billy would smite his chest and in Old Testament tones bewail his sinful life.—
Werner Herzog,
The New Yorker,
21 Aug. 2023
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“Mourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mourn. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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