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
Read All About It An Iranian couple is mourning the loss of their newborn.
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Rufina Chow, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
On Christmas Day, 1916, nearly a thousand people filed into Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol to mourn a 30-year-old woman named Inez Milholland.
—Sharon McMahon, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2026
That link only strengthened last year, when Salah mourned the death of teammate Diogo Jota alongside millions of Reds fans around the world.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 25 Mar. 2026
In some communities, a generation has grown up without any memory of pristine water or air — and given their lack of education, little reason to mourn it.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
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Rufina Chow, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
On Christmas Day, 1916, nearly a thousand people filed into Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol to mourn a 30-year-old woman named Inez Milholland.
—Sharon McMahon, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2026
That link only strengthened last year, when Salah mourned the death of teammate Diogo Jota alongside millions of Reds fans around the world.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 25 Mar. 2026
In some communities, a generation has grown up without any memory of pristine water or air — and given their lack of education, little reason to mourn it.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
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In closing her statement, Garnet asked for space as the family begins to grieve.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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Kai Smart was flown in an air ambulance to Vancouver General Hospital on Thursday, where doctors determined he couldn’t be saved, according to his grieving father.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
25 Mar. 2026
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From his office overlooking the plaza at the Western Wall, now also closed to worshipers, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, lamented the empty plaza.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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In it, Juliet laments that Romeo is a Montague, the rival family to her own, the Capulets.—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Players who use challenges too early may regret it later in high-pressure moments.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Welles estate was not approached about this project before it was announced last year, a communication lapse that Saatchi regrets.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
27 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 1 Apr. 2026.
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