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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
Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Collins’ death at age 47, which was announced on May 12, following a monthslong battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer left not only the sports world but also LGBT advocates across the country in mourning.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 13 May 2026
Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 12 May 2026
Traveling through picture-perfect Adriatic scenes during a period of mourning, a son remembers his mother’s gift for life.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026
Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 May 2026
At the 12th-century church, the new iteration of Elegy mourning Palestine occupies five channels, while previous editions mourning the femicide and the Namibian genocide take up one and two, respectively.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 12 May 2026
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Verb
The Chicago Fire Department mourns the loss of a 30-year member who died today during a training exercise.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Collins’ death at age 47, which was announced on May 12, following a monthslong battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer left not only the sports world but also LGBT advocates across the country in mourning.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 13 May 2026
Noun
At the 12th-century church, the new iteration of Elegy mourning Palestine occupies five channels, while previous editions mourning the femicide and the Namibian genocide take up one and two, respectively.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 12 May 2026
Traveling through picture-perfect Adriatic scenes during a period of mourning, a son remembers his mother’s gift for life.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026
Verb
Not since Hong Chau held a black umbrella in Wuthering Heights has a person looked so good while mourning.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 May 2026
At the 12th-century church, the new iteration of Elegy mourning Palestine occupies five channels, while previous editions mourning the femicide and the Namibian genocide take up one and two, respectively.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mourn
Verb
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For parents grieving the death of child, regardless of age or circumstance.—
Staff Report,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2026
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The 35-year-old mother of three, who self-published a children's book on grieving following her husband's death in 2022, was found guilty on all counts in March following a weekslong trial.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
Verb
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And Schoen will again lament failing to recruit Matthew Stafford to New York in 2025.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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One programmer lamented to 404 Media that they were being encouraged to use AI agents to implement sweeping codebase changes that are too large to effectively track, leaving them concerned about security and efficiency.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
15 May 2026
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The spiritual experience helped her process a traumatic history rooted in death and suffering.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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And out of that suffering comes spiritual growth.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
Verb
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As soon as Blanck started teaching in Santa Monica, Read brought his quiet, grieving son back to class.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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The grieving families were bussed along a levee road near the crash site, a compassionate move by the responders.—
Hank Tester,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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On Reddit and LinkedIn, workers are lamenting managers who have cute names for their bots and who mandate that every marketing summary be run through Microsoft Copilot.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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Field reflects on the film’s exploration of aging and loneliness while lamenting the scarcity of complex roles for older women.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
Verb
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United gave Ten Hag a contract extension after winning the 2024 FA Cup final and came to regret it.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Whereas the Vikings immediately regretted choosing McCarthy over Darnold last offseason.—
Geoff Clark OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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The failure of so many in the political world to speak up displays a sad and growing moral bankruptcy.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
14 May 2026
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Don’t be sad — this is not a farewell forever.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
14 May 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 20 May. 2026.
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