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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
The North Kansas City community is mourning the loss of a local firefighter after his sudden death this week.
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Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
McSweeney also mourned the loss of 2022 Calvary graduate and Tulane basketball player Gregg Glenn III, who drowned near Key Biscayne in July.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
Triantis took a personal leave from the Loons’ preseason camp in Blaine to be there and mourn his loss.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 11 Mar. 2026
To treat a woman in mourning as something special, extraordinary?
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
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Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
McSweeney also mourned the loss of 2022 Calvary graduate and Tulane basketball player Gregg Glenn III, who drowned near Key Biscayne in July.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
Triantis took a personal leave from the Loons’ preseason camp in Blaine to be there and mourn his loss.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 11 Mar. 2026
To treat a woman in mourning as something special, extraordinary?
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
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With four of Kobe Bryant’s former youth players on its squad, Sage Hill defeated Ontario Christian for its first CIF-SS championship as sports emerged from the pandemic and a grieving community stepped toward healing.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
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When Leon became suddenly ill and died in January 1926, the grieving chef retook the helm, but only briefly.—
Nancy Vienneau,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2026
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Count Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden among the drivers lamenting the fact the NTT IndyCar Series no longer races at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.—
John Sturbin,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Instead, Minnesota will lament what could have been, had the opening minute set a different tone.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
14 Mar. 2026
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Do the Golden Knights ever regret anything?—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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During our February Monthly Meeting a couple of weeks ago, Jim expressed concerns about Microsoft and regretted not selling it last year.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 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 17 Mar. 2026.
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