as in suffering
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1
as in aching
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
we mourned for weeks after our beloved pet's death
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as in lamenting
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 mourning
Kier Holmes, Martha Stewart, 18 Jan. 2026
Flags are generally only lowered in mourning, and the holiday is meant to honor King's legacy.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 18 Jan. 2026
Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
The Iranian government, seeing the worldwide outpouring of grief and anger over the killing, banned anybody from mourning her back in 2009.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The most common and widespread dove is the mourning dove (Zenaida macroura), whose gentle cooing is often mistaken for an owl call.
—Kier Holmes, Martha Stewart, 18 Jan. 2026
Flags are generally only lowered in mourning, and the holiday is meant to honor King's legacy.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 18 Jan. 2026
Verb
Despite the building’s poor condition, local advocacy groups are mourning the loss.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
The Iranian government, seeing the worldwide outpouring of grief and anger over the killing, banned anybody from mourning her back in 2009.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mourning
Noun
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In recent weeks, Trump has again revealed himself to be a stain on basic decency and humanity, demonstrating a depraved indifference to suffering and a laser-like focus on gold and glory.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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His mom believes his suffering may have been worse.—
Brian Brant,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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At the time, Brown was still grieving from the loss of his infant son two months prior.—
R.J. Coyle,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The grieving father cited key factors of the Medical Examiner’s report, which the family received earlier Monday.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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At the same time, however, political parties could play a role in restoring trust by calling out their own, increasing their own accountability by lamenting real offenses among their own members.—
Brandon Rottinghaus,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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After the trade, Porter posted a video on social media thanking the Nuggets and lamenting the end of his time in Denver while also sharing his excitement about the opportunity to expand his game.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Grifters can be analyzed by affect (jolly, cold, angry, greedy, sad) and/or by gender.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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There are no more smiles and no more hand-holding, only two sad adults.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Immediately drop spoonfuls of meringue onto hot pie filling, and carefully spread meringue to cover top completely, spreading to edge of crust to prevent shrinkage or weeping.—
Kelly Brant,
Arkansas Online,
9 Dec. 2025
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In another video, posted to X by Haaretz journalist Nir Hasson, a group of children, still in their performance costumes, can be seen weeping and panicking as they are ordered from the building.—
Dan Sheehan,
Literary Hub,
24 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Millions of Gen Zers are facing unemployment as entry-level office roles get absorbed by AI, and millennials are regretting taking out thousands in student loans for careers that now have significantly diminished prospects.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, the success of his industry satire—co-created by Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory and Frida Perez—has resulted in several industry folks regretting their previous rejections of Rogen.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In 2022, Japanese researchers found that dogs produced tears when reuniting with their humans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Blum looked around, stunned with tears welling in her eyes.—
Aaron Sullivan,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Buss reportedly was upset with the way James dismissed his part in pursuing Westbrook and blamed others after the move failed, according to ESPN.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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The 14-year-old’s girlfriend told investigators that Givens had threatened over Snapchat to kill her 1½-year-old son and that the 14-year-old was upset about it, the complaint says.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
23 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Mourning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mourning. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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