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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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as in suffering
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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 mourn
Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Washingtonians are already mourning the impending loss of a beloved theme and water park, with many residents still in disbelief months after the closure was announced.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
Religion and mourning Choi explains that a requiem Mass is a staple of the choral community and comes from Catholicism.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2026
Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 2 June 2026
The Kings organization issued a statement mourning Adelman's passing, describing him as a central figure in defining an era of Sacramento basketball.
—Richard Ramos, CBS News, 1 June 2026
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Verb
Art eventually processes its history—mourns it, rather.
—Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Washingtonians are already mourning the impending loss of a beloved theme and water park, with many residents still in disbelief months after the closure was announced.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
Noun
After a few words of introduction, Alexis started asking Graciela and me questions about our creative processes, about the importance of surprises in art, about the relationship between photographs and stories, about memory and mourning and pain.
—Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
Religion and mourning Choi explains that a requiem Mass is a staple of the choral community and comes from Catholicism.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2026
Verb
Raymond Green Vance, Kassy’s then-boyfriend, was killed in the shooting and the family was mourning.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 2 June 2026
The Kings organization issued a statement mourning Adelman's passing, describing him as a central figure in defining an era of Sacramento basketball.
—Richard Ramos, CBS News, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mourn
Verb
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Poindexter said the team wants to respect Martin’s memory, provide a little positivity for a community that’s grieving and show that the Aledo community is in the fight together.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2026
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Or what is an appropriate amount of time to allow someone to grieve before raising the subject again?—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Heffernan lamented that the shooting disrupted a longtime community tradition.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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Nobody was lamenting his lack of audacity on the base paths.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
Noun
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Jurors awarded Nancy Iskander another $35 million for serious emotional distress and $34 million to Zachary, the youngest brother, for emotional suffering.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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The length exacerbates all the rest of the series' sins, including a lack of emotional depth, gratuitous suffering and violence, long stretches of boring, listless plotting and extraneous characters.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Anger, denial, and fear are merely steps along the path of grieving.—
Jonathan Odden,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Small, concrete acts of kindness can mean more to a grieving person than words alone and eliminates the burden of having to ask for help.—
Julie Kaplow,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
Verb
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Nobody was lamenting his lack of audacity on the base paths.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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The Stanley Cup Final has been marked by wild swings, the Carolina Hurricanes and Vegas Golden Knights each lamenting what could be a 2-0 series lead for either side.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
Verb
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The couple regretted booking that flight, and now ensure that their layovers have ample time.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Gibbard’s lyrics swerve from resignation to regret to defiance.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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The other six ascended to the highest office in the land as a result of the dysfunction that has made Peru a punch line in political-science circles, a sad story of ungovernability played on a loop.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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There’s a one-note quality to the film’s comedy that grows steadily, even deliberately, more abrasive over two hours, but the sad, brash, gradually shrinking bigness of the personalities at its center holds your attention.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
4 June 2026
Noun
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The scenes of security personnel forcibly removing weeping and resistant settlers deeply divided Israeli society.—
Shira Pinson,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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Purple Pixie® has a weeping habit, with vibrant purple foliage that flows from containers, adding color and movement to porch plantings all year long.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
4 May 2026
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“Mourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mourn. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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