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as in grieved
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
we mourned for weeks after our beloved pet's death
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as in lamented
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 mourned
And while grief is different for everyone, experts say collective grief can intensify when a public figure is mourned widely.
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Rachel Hale, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
In a statement shared on social media, the Vikings mourned the death of their teammate.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
Her death was mourned by the country’s cultural ministry.
—Joseph Wilkinson, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
The Factbook's demise drew immediate concern from people who frequently rely on it for their work, as Reddit groups for teachers, librarians and travel agents mourned its passing.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 7 Feb. 2026
In the days after Charlie Kirk was fatally shot in September while speaking at a Utah college campus, stunned followers of his conservative movement mourned online, condemning political violence.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Beloved Staten Island vet mourned People at the Staten Island clinic where Hussein worked said he was loved by all.
—Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Hollywood and beyond mourned her 50-year career, including her co-stars from Home Alone, her fellow nominees from her recent project The Studio, and longtime collaborators from what ended up being her final project, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
Following their deaths, artists including Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Olivia Rodrigo, Lizzo, Ice-T, Pusha T, Dave Matthews and Duran Duran spoke out against ICE, while Minneapolis residents mourned the victims and protested the agency’s presence in the city.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 31 Jan. 2026
Rachel Hale, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
In a statement shared on social media, the Vikings mourned the death of their teammate.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
Her death was mourned by the country’s cultural ministry.
—Joseph Wilkinson, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
The Factbook's demise drew immediate concern from people who frequently rely on it for their work, as Reddit groups for teachers, librarians and travel agents mourned its passing.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 7 Feb. 2026
In the days after Charlie Kirk was fatally shot in September while speaking at a Utah college campus, stunned followers of his conservative movement mourned online, condemning political violence.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Beloved Staten Island vet mourned People at the Staten Island clinic where Hussein worked said he was loved by all.
—Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Hollywood and beyond mourned her 50-year career, including her co-stars from Home Alone, her fellow nominees from her recent project The Studio, and longtime collaborators from what ended up being her final project, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
Following their deaths, artists including Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Olivia Rodrigo, Lizzo, Ice-T, Pusha T, Dave Matthews and Duran Duran spoke out against ICE, while Minneapolis residents mourned the victims and protested the agency’s presence in the city.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mourned
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Chung adds that her decision to preserve MisTricks in this way has been a source of comfort as she's grieved the death of her pup.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
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After their murders, their families sat in the bitter cold and grieved, waiting for the prime minister, Imran Khan, to come and mourn with them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Trump lamented how Mountbatten-Windsor’s predicament would affect Charles, who is expected to visit the US this year, likely in April.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Authors have long lamented the fates of their books once filmmakers acquire rights.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Johnson sighed and rubbed a hand over her head in relief.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
10 Feb. 2026
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Dejan Furtula sighed with despair while looking at construction machines working around the clock to remove tons of trash clogging the Drina River near his hometown of Visegrad, in eastern Bosnia.—
Eldar Emric,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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The coach hired before Eberflus, Mike Zimmer, tried to keep some of the defensive scheme employed by the coach before him, Dan Quinn, and regretted it.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The candidate regretted the error.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Mourned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mourned. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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