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
On the one-year anniversary of her son’s death, Allison Lyman couldn’t mourn in peace.
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Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Fans in the comment section, which had over 150 comments, mourned the loss of the two restaurants.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Music and cultural figures like director Jim Jarmusch, Kid Congo Powers, and Cold Cave’s Wesley Eisold mourned Foreman’s death on social media.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Sons mourn loss of Arlington mom Tanya Cypert had a vibrant social life and a job working in food service at Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, her sons Chance and Ethan Cypert said in an interview with the Star-Telegram.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
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Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Fans in the comment section, which had over 150 comments, mourned the loss of the two restaurants.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Music and cultural figures like director Jim Jarmusch, Kid Congo Powers, and Cold Cave’s Wesley Eisold mourned Foreman’s death on social media.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Sons mourn loss of Arlington mom Tanya Cypert had a vibrant social life and a job working in food service at Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, her sons Chance and Ethan Cypert said in an interview with the Star-Telegram.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
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Spence’s grieving son said his dad’s death and the death of little Kaori Patterson-Moore, a 7-month-old who died after being struck in the head by a stray bullet earlier this month, should be a wake-up call for the city.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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In the order, Primm wrote that allowing widespread broadcast of victim impact statements, which often include emotional testimony from grieving families and survivors, could influence potential jurors in the son's upcoming case.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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For years now, Schneider has lamented drafting players who were too busy being in awe of the Legion of Boom to truly compete for the jobs of defensive stars like Chancellor, Richard Sherman and Earl Thomas.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The coalition also lamented that Measure ULA is not moving fast enough.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Time will tell if the Giants regret passing twice on Downs, whom they were frequently linked to.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Florida resident Cindy Singer was among the claimants who voted for the plan and now regrets it.—
Craig R. McCoy,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 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
Cite this Entry
“Mourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mourn. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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