as in to mourn
to feel or express sorrow for
her grandfather asked her not to wail for him, saying that he had had a good life and was at peace
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The Nashville Zoo is mourning the loss of the matriarch of its giraffe herd.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Sep. 2025 -
Fellow Chicago boaters said that the boating community is mourning the loss of Abzal.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025
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One fateful night, while lamenting her responsibilities, Sarah begs the Goblin King to take her brother away.—
Logan Karlie
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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Progress can’t be lamented, and this is progress whereby something better replaces the past.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Sophie Turner regrets being online after joining Game of Thrones as a teenager.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
27 Aug. 2025
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Israel deeply regrets the tragic mishap that occurred today at the Nasser Hospital in Gaza.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Wail (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wail%20%28for%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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