as in mourned
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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Throughout the afternoon, hundreds of people stood in hours-long lines to donate blood At vigils throughout the city, people held candles, hugged strangers and mourned.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
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The 68 licensed horse carriages remained in the barns, their harnesses left on the walls as the horses and drivers mourned the sudden death of Deniz.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Mahmoud Abu Salah lamented how the few food items and flour he had were damaged by the rain.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
11 Dec. 2025
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If Inherent Vice lamented the fading of the 60s, and Bleeding Edge charted the virtualization of the present, Shadow Ticket seems to weep for history itself.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Dec. 2025
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Patel regretted not taking advantage of a previous employer’s offer to cover egg freezing costs, especially because the procedure is not a firm guarantee of having children.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Dec. 2025
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However, some have since regretted that decision.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Wailed (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wailed%20%28for%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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