as in regret
a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing
a soul filled with pain and rue
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as in to regret
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
I rue the day I agreed to this stupid plan
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Recent Examples of rue
Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
Also included in the mix were several different medicinal and psychotropic substances, including Syrian rue, blue water lily and cleome species, Tanasi said.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
George Ramsay, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Perhaps the Catholic Church ultimately rued its decision to help spur an innovation that spurred the decline of its dominance.
—Scott D. Anthony, Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025
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Noun
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Lining grocery store shelves are supplements like omega fish oil, goat’s rue and others that sound more like the ingredients of a witch’s cauldron.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
Also included in the mix were several different medicinal and psychotropic substances, including Syrian rue, blue water lily and cleome species, Tanasi said.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
Verb
The Indianapolis Colts, another unbeaten team heading into Week 4, were left to rue Adonai Mitchell’s costly error in their 27-20 loss to the Rams at SoFi Stadium.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Perhaps the Catholic Church ultimately rued its decision to help spur an innovation that spurred the decline of its dominance.
—Scott D. Anthony, Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025
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While many key figures—including Bush and then-Secretary of State Colin Powell—later expressed regret over the absence of WMDs and policy missteps, Cheney famously defended the invasion and the narrative around it in the following years.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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For viewers and those who had a hand in making the show, the only regret is that there isn’t more Patriot to devour.—
Claire McNear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
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The film may initially present Man-su as a sympathetic family man trying to make ends meet, but Lee quickly subverts those sentiments once Man-su’s methodical process betrays no sense of remorse.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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In the transcript, Neves Valente repeatedly refused to express remorse.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Both adamantly denied their guilt at their arraignment.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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In a no contest plea, a defendant does not admit guilt but does not contest the charges and accepts punishment.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
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There is no place for intimidation or ego tripping disguised as ‘leadership,’ or for using titles and stages to instill fear and shame instead of empower.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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There is no place for intimidation or ego tripping disguised as 'leadership' or for using titles and stages to instill fear and shame instead of empower.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Rue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rue. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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