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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as in suffering
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Recent Examples of mourning
New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The exhibition is devoted to examining modes of representation in different mediums where artists have addressed the concept of mourning, commemoration, and loss as a direct response to the national emergency of black grief.
—Simon Njami, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
Rather than mourning, the holiday is about honoring, remembering and joyfully welcoming back the dead with offerings of their favorite foods, drinks, music and personal mementos.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Zion Regev, a municipal leader, read out an adapted version of the traditional Jewish prayer of mourning.
—New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The exhibition is devoted to examining modes of representation in different mediums where artists have addressed the concept of mourning, commemoration, and loss as a direct response to the national emergency of black grief.
—Simon Njami, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
Hollywood is mourning the loss of Diane Keaton.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
Rather than mourning, the holiday is about honoring, remembering and joyfully welcoming back the dead with offerings of their favorite foods, drinks, music and personal mementos.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mourning
Verb
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The 27-year-old is still grieving the loss of Stone, who died on March 1 at the age of 63 in a car crash in Alabama.—
Essence,
Essence,
15 Oct. 2025
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Sibling grief is real and powerful, but it's often overlooked, especially when the grieving sibling is a young child.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement While most movies would try to paint James as a sympathetic figure, a white man whose stymied ambitions are worth lamenting, The Mastermind doesn’t.—
Robert Daniels,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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He is compensated for lamenting and comforting grieving families during funerals.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For all the suffering at this table, there’s a redemptive kinship as well, and a recognition that feels like rescue.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2025
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But, slowly, the doctor would start to understand how much they were implicated in their own suffering.—
Ayşegül Savaş,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But ultimately, the Red Sox hung onto him, and could now be regretting it.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Rashford, on loan at Barca for example, doesn’t seem to be regretting his career choices any more than Hojlund.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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How’s this for a sad old country tune?—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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The results were a shock to the family, but one that was tinged with a sad realization.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Last year, Silverio received a call through his organization’s 24/7 hotline from a weeping mother who had gone to a fire station to surrender her baby and found the station empty.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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As church members left the multiplex theater reunification site, some rushed to family and friends waiting outside, hugging and weeping.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Freep.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Resident Angelica Estrada, speaking through tears, urged the council to reject the project, citing the health impacts of diesel pollution on families.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
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La Llorona’s tears can’t be ignored.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Madison is upset that Joe doesn’t seem that affected or eager to comfort her; meanwhile, Joe’s internally feeling like that one picture of Nicole Kidman.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Barbz were upset with Nicki’s cancellation, and some pleaded with her to take a break from social media.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Mourning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mourning. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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