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
Tens of millions of Americans mourned the passing of Hulk Hogan in Clearwater last year.
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George Harris, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
His popularity and the warmth with which he was seemingly received in every possible circle was no shield against him dying by suicide in January 2025, a passing that is still deeply felt and mourned across many professional music circles.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
On a bright Monday afternoon in March 2024, inside the Glock factory in the Austrian village of Ferlach, around 1,000 visitors gathered to mourn.
—Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
Her mother, embraced by others mourning the child's loss, addressed the crowd.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
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George Harris, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
His popularity and the warmth with which he was seemingly received in every possible circle was no shield against him dying by suicide in January 2025, a passing that is still deeply felt and mourned across many professional music circles.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
On a bright Monday afternoon in March 2024, inside the Glock factory in the Austrian village of Ferlach, around 1,000 visitors gathered to mourn.
—Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
Her mother, embraced by others mourning the child's loss, addressed the crowd.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
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Starring Charlize Theron, Taron Egerton, and Eric Bana, the film was shot on location in the Australian wilderness and features Theron as a grieving woman on a solo adventure who becomes the target of a cunning killer (Egerton) in a twisted game of cat-and-mouse.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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In the lavish memorial erected by his grieving widow, Queen Victoria, Prince Albert is golden, but few world leaders are permanently gilded, and certainly not before their deaths.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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During private comments at an Easter lunch at the White House this week, Trump — ever the builder — seemed to lament the constraints on his job.—
Steven Sloan,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Some people lamented on social media the empty spaces around a pond that used to be seamlessly encircled by flowering pink blossoms.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Mark Parthemer of Glenmede said divorce is a common reason for clients to regret transferring vast sums to their kids.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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In the play, Jim Hacker — like Boris Johnson before him — is portrayed as having been for and against Brexit simultaneously, ultimately voting against it and regretting it deeply.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
31 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 8 Apr. 2026.
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