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
Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2025
Clarkson commemorated her American Idol win amid the mourning of her late ex-husband and the father of her children.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
Family and friends of the three people killed in Mount Washington shooting are mourning the loss of three young people whose lives were just beginning.
—Brenda Ordonez, Fox 19 Cincinnati, 3 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
What follows for the royal family is now a period of royal mourning, which is set to stretch until her funeral.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2025
Clarkson commemorated her American Idol win amid the mourning of her late ex-husband and the father of her children.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
The Nashville Zoo is mourning the loss of Nasha, an 11-year-old Masai giraffe, the matriarch of its herd.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
Family and friends of the three people killed in Mount Washington shooting are mourning the loss of three young people whose lives were just beginning.
—Brenda Ordonez, Fox 19 Cincinnati, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mourning
Verb
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The longtime pastor of Korumburra Baptist Church also thanked the prosecutors, medical staff, and members of the community who’d reached out to support his grieving family.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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In this sequel to The Ice Road that trades Canadian ice flats for cliff-edge drop-offs and hairpin passes, Neeson’s grieving character Mike McCann heads to the Himalayas to scatter his brother’s ashes.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Standing outside the parish, Walz solemnly addressed reporters, lamenting that press conferences like this one had become all too common.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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One fateful night, while lamenting her responsibilities, Sarah begs the Goblin King to take her brother away.—
Logan Karlie
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Today’s resolution is yet another counterproductive gesture that only rewards Hamas, drags out the war and undercuts the very diplomatic efforts to free the hostages and end the suffering in Gaza.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ditiu hopes that outlining the scale of potential suffering will galvanize counties and donors to push for the lower range of study's projections.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Bet Wednesday is regretting that nomination now!—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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Now, the woman is regretting sending the message to her celeb crush.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This one is trickier and sadder to think about.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
12 Sep. 2025
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Composite image created by Newsweek shows two older people looking worried and a piggy bank with a sad face on its side.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For there is a weeping of the whole body.—
Anne Carson,
New Yorker,
21 Aug. 2025
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But the mood in Israel hardened dramatically when, on July 31, Hamas released a video of the skeletal 21-year-old Israeli hostage Rom Braslavski, weeping and in pain.—
Emily Rose,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Click the video below to see a sweet brotherly reunion filled with the kind of hug that comes with happy tears and pure joy.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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This test evaluates the quantity and quality of your tears to diagnose dry eye syndrome.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Danni-Elle Townsend, who’s made a solid impression in PPA internationals this year, was upset in the first round by 43-yr old qualifier and eventual Bronze medalist from Japan Rika Fujiwara, a former WTA tennis pro who toured for more than 20 years before retiring from Tennis in 2020.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Mourners, many of whom were visibly upset and wearing Walmart uniforms, placed electric candles at the memorial.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Mourning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mourning. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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