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
Louise ImMasche mourned by theater community The theater community mourned ImMasche’s passing on social media.
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Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2025
These are bleak times, and as fans continue to mourn the club’s decline, West Ham’s hierarchy have shifted their focus to the January transfer window.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Not everyone is mourning the shift.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Almond mourned the end of a collaboration that spanned 50 years and included successes and failures.
—Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
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Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2025
These are bleak times, and as fans continue to mourn the club’s decline, West Ham’s hierarchy have shifted their focus to the January transfer window.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Not everyone is mourning the shift.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Almond mourned the end of a collaboration that spanned 50 years and included successes and failures.
—Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
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Hours before Wednesday's game against the Halifax Macs, the Nova Scotia U-18 Major Hockey League announced on X that Marchand and Andrew Bodnarchuk will cover for the grieving father as guest coaches.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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That line belongs to Triss Merigold, who is shocked when Yennefer pulls a small jade statue out of her decolletage and transforms it back into Francesca Findabair, the elven queen still grieving the loss of both her husband and her infant heir.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Unscripted author lamented the cohosts not asking more questions about her book.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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In an interview on CNN last week, Lengel lamented plans to make the ballroom twice as big as the historic main residence.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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George Clooney doesn't regret his decision to publicly plead for former President Joe Biden to step down as the Democratic candidate in the 2024 presidential election.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Speaking with Rolling Stone last year about the petition, Brian Zisook, co-founder of the streaming service Audiomack, even suggested Drake might regret asking Universal to provide documentation of artificial streaming.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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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 5 Nov. 2025.
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