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
Throughout the afternoon, hundreds of people stood in hours-long lines to donate blood At vigils throughout the city, people held candles, hugged strangers and mourned.
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2026
Fans mourned Tidal Force in the comments of Hersheypark's Instagram post announcing its closure.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
The funeral, burial and farewell events for Khamenei will take place between July 4 and 9 during Muharram, a traditional period of mourning in the Shiite Muslim calendar.
—Munir Ahmed, Fortune, 11 June 2026
Sports world mourns after college football prospect found dead on campus at age 20.
—FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2026
Fans mourned Tidal Force in the comments of Hersheypark's Instagram post announcing its closure.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
The funeral, burial and farewell events for Khamenei will take place between July 4 and 9 during Muharram, a traditional period of mourning in the Shiite Muslim calendar.
—Munir Ahmed, Fortune, 11 June 2026
Sports world mourns after college football prospect found dead on campus at age 20.
—FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
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Lenny, a grieving 15-year-old girl, is sent to a renowned Pacific Northwest boarding school on a scholarship where she is drawn into a secret society known to shape the school's greatest and most notorious students.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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The grieving father also called on city leaders to do more to combat violent crime.—
Adam Sabes , CB Cotton , Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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Many have lamented that the extremely high price points will exclude fans who can't afford to pay them.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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Laviolette, whose only full season outside the head coaching ranks in the past quarter-century came during Kopitar’s final campaign, lamented not being able to work with the two-way virtuoso.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Even after losses, Reid rarely regrets in-game decisions publicly — and so his tone Sunday night was somewhat unusual.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Dec. 2025
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Patel regretted not taking advantage of a previous employer’s offer to cover egg freezing costs, especially because the procedure is not a firm guarantee of having children.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Dec. 2025
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Who among us hasn’t bewailed how short-lived our favorite fragrances are once sprayed?—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
19 May 2026
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“Mourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mourn. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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