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as in grieves
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
we mourned for weeks after our beloved pet's death
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as in laments
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 mourns
Family mourns loss of father and child R’mani Sibley was an elementary school student in Crowley, according to her family.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
As the Butler, Missouri, community mourns two toddlers who died in a house fire over the weekend, some residents are rallying round the family by collecting donations.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
Matt has hung up his Daredevil horns, lost touch with Karen and still mourns Foggy’s death.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
Being successful in America, according to Part II, inherently means becoming the bad guy, and Francis Ford Coppola mourns that fact, abetted by arguably Pacino’s finest, most sorrowful performance as a man who sells every bit of his soul to maintain his power.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
No one mourns the Wicked awards season campaign.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025
Tonight, the City of Binghamton mourns a fallen hero who made the ultimate sacrifice.
—Jeff Murray, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Another man mourns his wife who was flattened by a steamroller.
—Stuart Miller, Orange County Register, 12 Feb. 2025
Ashanti shared a heartfelt message to Irv Gotti and his family as the Hip-Hop community continues to mourns his death.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
As the Butler, Missouri, community mourns two toddlers who died in a house fire over the weekend, some residents are rallying round the family by collecting donations.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
Matt has hung up his Daredevil horns, lost touch with Karen and still mourns Foggy’s death.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
Being successful in America, according to Part II, inherently means becoming the bad guy, and Francis Ford Coppola mourns that fact, abetted by arguably Pacino’s finest, most sorrowful performance as a man who sells every bit of his soul to maintain his power.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
No one mourns the Wicked awards season campaign.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025
Tonight, the City of Binghamton mourns a fallen hero who made the ultimate sacrifice.
—Jeff Murray, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Another man mourns his wife who was flattened by a steamroller.
—Stuart Miller, Orange County Register, 12 Feb. 2025
Ashanti shared a heartfelt message to Irv Gotti and his family as the Hip-Hop community continues to mourns his death.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Mourns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mourns. Accessed 13 Aug. 2025.
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