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
Andy Cohen is mourning a beloved member of the Watch What Happens Livefamily.
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Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
Their deaths shocked the entertainment world as friends, fans, and colleagues of the Reiners in Hollywood and beyond mourned the heartbreaking loss.
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Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2026
The conservation status of animals and environments is not included in the UMAP-browser interface, and the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō bird’s extinction is mourned almost as a mythical event, dated but nonetheless out of time; no cause is indicated.
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Max Norman,
New Yorker,
25 June 2026
As the community mourns the teen, investigators are still determining what caused his death.
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Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
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Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
Their deaths shocked the entertainment world as friends, fans, and colleagues of the Reiners in Hollywood and beyond mourned the heartbreaking loss.
—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2026
The conservation status of animals and environments is not included in the UMAP-browser interface, and the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō bird’s extinction is mourned almost as a mythical event, dated but nonetheless out of time; no cause is indicated.
—
Max Norman,
New Yorker,
25 June 2026
As the community mourns the teen, investigators are still determining what caused his death.
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Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
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Following a career in the federal government, Jackson turned to cooking to grieve the death of his brother.
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The story is constructed around a love connection made when candid voicemails sent by a grieving San Francisco prep cook wind up in the ear of the wrong person — a cute guy in Austin.
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Panama coach Thomas Christiansen lamented a new World Cup rule that has left his team mathematically eliminated before their final Group L game, with today's clash against England offering only a chance to claw back some pride.
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Torres lamented that the nation’s landmark semiquincentennial comes amid a fever pitch of anti-immigrant sentiment in the United States, marked by a rise in xenophobia and an onslaught of attempts to restrict newcomers here and abroad.
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Even more surprising, not all of them regret their decision.
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Believe it or not, some people have made the mistake of throwing away old family photos for the sake of organizing only to wind up regretting it!
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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.
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The grandmother would flee, and Billy would smite his chest and in Old Testament tones bewail his sinful life.
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“Mourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mourn. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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