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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
Houston community members and public figures mourned Thy Mitchell and her two children Tuesday after they were first confirmed dead by her sister in a Facebook post.
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Michael Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026
In the comments, fans mourned the loss of the Texas staple.
—Molly Burford, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
Homicide detectives are investigating the fatal shootings of three adults in Baldwin Park last week — two of whom were a married couple, officials said, who were being mourned by their college-age children.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Back in Massachusetts, the Wellesley community mourned the death of the two young MacAusland children.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Prism Health North Texas mourned Avila's death, noting his service as an active community member and member of its board of directors.
—Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
When the popular Italian restaurant Caffe Vialetto closed in 2025 after 26 years of feeding families and sharing milestones, diners across Miami mourned the loss of the Coral Gables icon, a stable oasis for quiet dinners and family celebrations in a wildly changing culinary landscape.
—Connie Ogle
april 9, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Family members mourned Tuesday in Beirut at the funeral of Pierre Mouawad and his wife, Flavia.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
And we can also be known as a culture that learned and mourned and grew and vowed to do better.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Michael Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026
In the comments, fans mourned the loss of the Texas staple.
—Molly Burford, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
Homicide detectives are investigating the fatal shootings of three adults in Baldwin Park last week — two of whom were a married couple, officials said, who were being mourned by their college-age children.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Back in Massachusetts, the Wellesley community mourned the death of the two young MacAusland children.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Prism Health North Texas mourned Avila's death, noting his service as an active community member and member of its board of directors.
—Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
When the popular Italian restaurant Caffe Vialetto closed in 2025 after 26 years of feeding families and sharing milestones, diners across Miami mourned the loss of the Coral Gables icon, a stable oasis for quiet dinners and family celebrations in a wildly changing culinary landscape.
—Connie Ogle
april 9, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Family members mourned Tuesday in Beirut at the funeral of Pierre Mouawad and his wife, Flavia.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
And we can also be known as a culture that learned and mourned and grew and vowed to do better.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mourned
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Schools brought in counselors for the victims’ young classmates and neighbors grieved at a growing memorial.—
Sophie Bates,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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The saga unfolded as Carla and Carlotta grieved an unrelated loss.—
Jennifer Cannon,
Vanity Fair,
7 Apr. 2026
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As the portal opened in April, but Medved and women’s basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit lamented the lack of official transparency in the transfer marketplace.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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Some vaccine critics have lamented that Makary has not pulled Covid-19 vaccines off the market.—
Sarah Owermohle,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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Seeing her dad’s handwriting, Lally sighed.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Renaissance master, whose name is only ever sighed in the same breath as Leonardo and Michelangelo, supposedly traded truth for beauty, and ended up destroying both.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Asked Thursday about which specific posts his wife regretted, Mamdani demurred.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Solar panels were built on hundreds of acres of farmland nearby, a change in local character some regretted but others welcomed for the cleaner energy and new tax revenue.—
Matthew Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Mourned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mourned. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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