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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
Brady mourned the loss of Lua, which came just a year after his public divorce from wife and supermodel Gisele Bundchen.
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Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Ladd mourned her husband's death by posting a screenshot from The Hollywood Reporter story that announced the news.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
During a third-quarter earnings report on Thursday, LendingTree leaders mourned the death of founder Doug Lebda and spoke about plans to build upon his legacy.
—Chase Jordan
october 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
While many white Americans mourned the loss of this grand historical estate, several African Americans expressed joyous relief.
—Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
The Raiders’ organization mourned the loss in a statement.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Louise ImMasche mourned by theater community The theater community mourned ImMasche’s passing on social media.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2025
So while Raquel and Marie mourned him, Johnny was enjoying his own illicit second-chance life.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Fallon's fellow late-night host, Seth Meyers, previously mourned the death of his dog Frisbee in August.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Ladd mourned her husband's death by posting a screenshot from The Hollywood Reporter story that announced the news.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
During a third-quarter earnings report on Thursday, LendingTree leaders mourned the death of founder Doug Lebda and spoke about plans to build upon his legacy.
—Chase Jordan
october 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
While many white Americans mourned the loss of this grand historical estate, several African Americans expressed joyous relief.
—Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
The Raiders’ organization mourned the loss in a statement.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Louise ImMasche mourned by theater community The theater community mourned ImMasche’s passing on social media.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2025
So while Raquel and Marie mourned him, Johnny was enjoying his own illicit second-chance life.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Fallon's fellow late-night host, Seth Meyers, previously mourned the death of his dog Frisbee in August.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mourned
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Users of both Replika and GPT-4o, an older model offered within ChatGPT, have grieved when technical changes caused their bots to lose memories or otherwise shift their behavior.—
Damon Beres,
The Atlantic,
5 Nov. 2025
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The sentiment was echoed across social media, as many grieved the loss of a long-operating part of American amusement park history.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Nov. 2025
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In another audio recording obtained by the Observer, McFadden lamented that his staff did not inform him about problems inside the county jail.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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Travis Kelce, who had also lamented the Chiefs kicking a field goal at the end of the first half, countered that Tush Push argument by noting the Chiefs have a short-yardage option.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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Bright sighed with relief as volunteers handed over bread and other provisions to help get her family through the week.—
Jenny Abamu,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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The audience sighed in relief and immediately got up to leave.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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However, some have since regretted that decision.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Nov. 2025
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After players and coaches finally got the situation under control, Branch regretted his decision to start the bout.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Mourned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mourned. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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