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
Food Network star and celebrity chef Anne Burrell's death has saddened her fans, friends and peers, including Burrell's own bridesmaid Rachael Ray, who is mourning the loss of her close friend.
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Jay Stahl, USA Today, 21 June 2025
Hundreds of people gathered outside Minnesota’s capitol in St. Paul on Thursday to mourn the deaths of former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were killed in their home over the weekend.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 19 June 2025
Survivors had to mourn the loss of friends and family who were murdered and learn to pick up the pieces of their lives in the aftermath.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 17 June 2025
Cravalho is among many celebrities and fashion insiders who took to social media today to mourn the designer’s loss.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 16 June 2025
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Jay Stahl, USA Today, 21 June 2025
Hundreds of people gathered outside Minnesota’s capitol in St. Paul on Thursday to mourn the deaths of former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were killed in their home over the weekend.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 19 June 2025
Survivors had to mourn the loss of friends and family who were murdered and learn to pick up the pieces of their lives in the aftermath.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 17 June 2025
Cravalho is among many celebrities and fashion insiders who took to social media today to mourn the designer’s loss.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mourn
Verb
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She’s encountered many grieving parents who lost their children to gunfire.—
Tribune News Service,
Twin Cities,
21 June 2025
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Like the notion of never stepping into the same river twice, the protagonist in my own book, upon finally accepting that loving a river is an act of loving an ever-changing, never-graspable flow, is irrevocably changed by that painful experience and yet doesn’t have the staying power to grieve it.—
Siouxzi Connor
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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This week, many reopened, but workers lamented the lack of customers.—
Salvador Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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On Monday, ahead of the briefing, Republican Sen. Mike Rounds lamented that security threats are something those in public service are unfortunately aware of.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
17 June 2025
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Walking barefoot or in socks to the restroom is unhygienic and often regretted due to potential exposure to germs.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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Research shows that 66% of CEOs regret not focusing earlier on building their teams.—
Michael Praeger,
Forbes.com,
17 June 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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Among progressives, the same people who bewail the influence of corporations on cultural and political life also propose to entrench the social role of big businesses by making individual Americans more dependent on them for everything from health care to retirement income.—
Kevin D. Williamson,
National Review,
13 May 2021
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“Mourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mourn. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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