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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
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
Their deaths shocked the entertainment world as friends, fans, and colleagues of the Reiners in Hollywood and beyond mourned the heartbreaking loss.
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Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2026
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
Community mourns two students Nair and Sran, who both graduated from Washington High School in Fremont before attending college, leave behind a community in mourning, Salwan said.
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Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Charlie Carballo,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Bruce Springsteen, Barry Manilow, Patti Smith and Carlos Santana are among the music luminaries mourning the death of mogul Clive Davis, who died Monday at the age of 94.
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Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
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Verb
Andy Cohen is mourning a beloved member of the Watch What Happens Livefamily.
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Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
Their deaths shocked the entertainment world as friends, fans, and colleagues of the Reiners in Hollywood and beyond mourned the heartbreaking loss.
—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2026
Noun
The period of mourning was profound and continued long after Germany’s Philipp Lahm had hoisted the World Cup aloft in the Maracana five days later.
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Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
Community mourns two students Nair and Sran, who both graduated from Washington High School in Fremont before attending college, leave behind a community in mourning, Salwan said.
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Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Verb
The music industry is mourning legendary industry executive Clive Davis, who died Monday, June 22, at 94.
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Charlie Carballo,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Bruce Springsteen, Barry Manilow, Patti Smith and Carlos Santana are among the music luminaries mourning the death of mogul Clive Davis, who died Monday at the age of 94.
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Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
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Ask for Help Early Handling all these administrative duties alone while grieving is a burden no one should have to carry.
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Ramsay, a mother of four, including Dylan, has become someone grieving families often call when their child dies in the water.
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Panama coach Thomas Christiansen lamented a new World Cup rule that has left his team mathematically eliminated before their final Group L game, with today's clash against England offering only a chance to claw back some pride.
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Torres lamented that the nation’s landmark semiquincentennial comes amid a fever pitch of anti-immigrant sentiment in the United States, marked by a rise in xenophobia and an onslaught of attempts to restrict newcomers here and abroad.
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Some of that money will be well spent, and other dollars will be regretted for years to come.
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Will this turn into a tragic mistake Daemon soon regrets?
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“Mourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mourn. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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