regretting

present participle of regret
as in lamenting
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about we regret any inconvenience that we may have caused you

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Recent Examples of regretting But ultimately, the Red Sox hung onto him, and could now be regretting it. Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025 Rashford, on loan at Barca for example, doesn’t seem to be regretting his career choices any more than Hojlund. Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 Bet Wednesday is regretting that nomination now! Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025 Now, the woman is regretting sending the message to her celeb crush. Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025 Despite regretting not going to his audition for Entourage, Metcalfe still found success when he was cast as John Rowland on the 2004 pilot episode of Desperate Housewives. Katherine Schaffstall, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025 But by the summer of 2022, the couple started regretting their purchase. Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2024 The top reasons for regretting an EV purchase were the lack of charging infrastructure, battery degradation, long charging times, and limited driving range, according to American Trucks. Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 16 Oct. 2024 But by the fifth recall this year, Elon Musk might be regretting pushing his EV that looks like an 8-year-old’s vision of a sci-fi future. Chloe Berger, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regretting
lamenting
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  • Advertisement While most movies would try to paint James as a sympathetic figure, a white man whose stymied ambitions are worth lamenting, The Mastermind doesn’t.
    Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
  • He is compensated for lamenting and comforting grieving families during funerals.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Regretting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regretting. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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