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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2
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
Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Hunting is only allowed between noon and sunset on these days and the 15-bird daily bag limit restricts the harvest of mourning and white-tipped doves to two apiece; the rest must be whitewings.
—Matt Wyatt, Houston Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2026
Rufina Chow, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
Family and friends are mourning a teenager killed in a golf cart mishap near Lake Norman on Monday.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
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Noun
So long Angelo Gasca The high school sports community was in mourning after the death of Venice football coach Angelo Gasca.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Hunting is only allowed between noon and sunset on these days and the 15-bird daily bag limit restricts the harvest of mourning and white-tipped doves to two apiece; the rest must be whitewings.
—Matt Wyatt, Houston Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
Read All About It An Iranian couple is mourning the loss of their newborn.
—Rufina Chow, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
Family and friends are mourning a teenager killed in a golf cart mishap near Lake Norman on Monday.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mourning
Noun
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The body approved Castillo’s request based on assessments that evaluated her condition as serious and incurable, and that the 25-year-old had severe, chronic and debilitating suffering.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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For the country’s leadership, weakened militarily and more isolated than ever, inflicting economic suffering has become the most powerful weapon available.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The family of a 15-year-old girl is grieving after she was killed by a hit-and-run driver while riding an electric scooter on Saturday evening in the South Shore neighborhood.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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For Silver, who was struggling with her mental health post-Covid and still grieving her father’s death, the band gave her a sense of purpose.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Now, the 1984 track that actually describes the thoughts of a disillusioned Vietnam veteran lamenting his meager options back home is purposely being reimagined to fight an effort to change a crucial part of the Constitution.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
23 Mar. 2026
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At the time of posting, the Facebook post has garnered 462 reactions, 70 shares and 141 comments, with many lamenting their closing and recalling fond memories.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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One of the saddest bits of it, actually!—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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Sister Jean would pass away at age 106 this past October, a sad metaphor for the fate of Cinderella.—
Greg Cote
Updated March 23,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The years gone In an interview with the Statesman, Mejia recalled her first year in jail as one spent weeping.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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But Vaught complicates the idea that male weeping was universally frowned upon back then.—
Jeanette Tran,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The team, annually regretting letting Jessie Bates walk out the door after 2022, finally paid up to provide stabilization to the back end manned with underachieving Band-Aids for three seasons.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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But the city fathers of Philadelphia, regretting 1926 and determined not to miss the next opportunity, had begun planning for the Bicentennial in the nineteen-fifties.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Shock and confusion followed by tears and laughs.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2026
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According to an account on Jorginho's Instagram story on Saturday, March 21, his 11-year-old daughter was reduced to tears after an unpleasant run-in with Roan's security guard.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Virginia made one last push, cutting TCU’s lead to 65-55, but the Horned Frogs quickly delivered the knockout blow as Miles knocked down a 3 and Suarez hit sophomore center Clara Silva for a layup to end Virginia’s hopes of another upset.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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In the video of the altercation, which was broken into clips and cross-posted across social media platforms, Peters and the woman are hanging out when Lentz arrives, upset.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Mourning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mourning. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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