requiems

plural of requiem
as in laments
a composition expressing one's grief over a loss the choir will sing Mozart's Requiem

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laments
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  • Apologies and laments and longing are woven throughout the album, but the speaker doesn’t ask anything of anyone that comes across as especially loud.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
  • As is so often the case when a Connecticut business closes, customers shared laments on social media.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Requiems.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requiems. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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