requiem

ˈre-kwē-əm
as in lament
a composition expressing one's grief over a loss the choir will sing Mozart's Requiem

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Recent Examples of requiem Whether a requiem is due for rom-coms or not, in the meantime there's at least a conveyor belt of cringe to feast upon. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025 The funeral procession begins with a sorrowful requiem but transitions into a celebration of life — reminding us that life extends beyond death, that grief is not the absence of love but an extension of it. Mathew Holloway, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025 Column Plug Two Rollie Pemberton A requiem for Trugoy and a rebirth for De La Soul. Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025 No dolphin will ever perform an autopsy, no dingo will read Heidegger, no macaque will write a requiem for piano and violin. Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for requiem
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Noun
  • But a loss is a loss, 1-5 is 1-5, and McDaniel’s lament is pure truth.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The poem ends with the hero’s burial and the laments of his followers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Harmony Holiday’s elegy/essay for D’Angelo is a stunning piece of writing.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Overall, the snippet sounds like an elegy for Bryan’s vision of America.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At first a dirge, then the tempo rises, and the hymnal swells.
    Jenny Adams, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Further down the lineup, Friday has Bieber collaborator and indie fave Dijon alongside the melodic dirges of Ethel Cain.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Requiem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requiem. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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