as in laments
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
we regret any inconvenience that we may have caused you
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Recent Examples of regrets
That happy picture shattered about 24 years ago due to a life mistake Ruiz regrets to this day.
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Michael Rios, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Part of him regrets signing the papers.
—Molly Parker, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
Sophie Turner regrets being online after joining Game of Thrones as a teenager.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
Israel deeply regrets the tragic mishap that occurred today at the Nasser Hospital in Gaza.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2025
Evans and Gardner’s relationship is, initially, mutually beneficial, but Gardner, haunted by the memories unearthed during the interview process, ultimately regrets letting her guard down.
—Rebecca Bihn-Wallace, Vogue, 20 Aug. 2025
Michael Rios, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Part of him regrets signing the papers.
—Molly Parker, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
Sophie Turner regrets being online after joining Game of Thrones as a teenager.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
Israel deeply regrets the tragic mishap that occurred today at the Nasser Hospital in Gaza.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2025
Evans and Gardner’s relationship is, initially, mutually beneficial, but Gardner, haunted by the memories unearthed during the interview process, ultimately regrets letting her guard down.
—Rebecca Bihn-Wallace, Vogue, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regrets
laments
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The board laments the fact that the rich are self-funding their way to political power.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Looking back on the process, Kojima laments that his goal was to make extremely realistic renders of his subjects (Refn included), but even with cutting edge technology there remains room for improvement.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Regrets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regrets. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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