as in regrets
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
I rue the day I agreed to this stupid plan
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Recent Examples of rues
Jamie Cassano, of Boca Raton, rues the loss of two lanes on Interstate 95 to toll lanes.
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Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rues
regrets
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The woman regrets having hurt the feelings of a john who wanted to ask her out.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2026
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This is the president who regrets not sending in the military to seize voting machines in 2020.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Rues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rues. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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