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as in mourned
to feel or express sorrow for
bemoaned the death of his wife by writing a series of poignant letters addressed to her
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as in regretted
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
a think piece bemoaning the coarsening of our society over the last several decades
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Recent Examples of bemoaned
Knicks head coach Mike Brown bemoaned the officiating — a refrain shared by many of the team’s fans, including Mayor Mamdani.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
Roberts bemoaned Scott’s failure to put away Crawford, Harper or Sosa after getting ahead in the count with each.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 31 May 2026
With the midterms around the corner, some bemoaned that Biden was relitigating a sore subject — particularly the question of who knew what about Biden’s aging and cognitive decline.
—Ana Ceballos
follow, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Amid the shortage of memory chips, prices and margins for memory makers have been widening, while hyperscalers have bemoaned cost increases for end-user goods and services.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 8 May 2026
Investing legend Warren Buffett bemoaned the gambling culture that has taken over financial markets while continuing to preach his brand of patience.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Thomson has bemoaned the lineup’s pull-happy approach at various times in the past few weeks.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Hornets coach Charles Lee bemoaned the way Charlotte didn’t match Detroit’s physicality.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2026
Officials bemoaned overlapping rules, slow approvals and rigid policies that have complicated rebuilding efforts while burying survivors in paperwork.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
Roberts bemoaned Scott’s failure to put away Crawford, Harper or Sosa after getting ahead in the count with each.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 31 May 2026
With the midterms around the corner, some bemoaned that Biden was relitigating a sore subject — particularly the question of who knew what about Biden’s aging and cognitive decline.
—Ana Ceballos
follow, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Amid the shortage of memory chips, prices and margins for memory makers have been widening, while hyperscalers have bemoaned cost increases for end-user goods and services.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 8 May 2026
Investing legend Warren Buffett bemoaned the gambling culture that has taken over financial markets while continuing to preach his brand of patience.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Thomson has bemoaned the lineup’s pull-happy approach at various times in the past few weeks.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Hornets coach Charles Lee bemoaned the way Charlotte didn’t match Detroit’s physicality.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2026
Officials bemoaned overlapping rules, slow approvals and rigid policies that have complicated rebuilding efforts while burying survivors in paperwork.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bemoaned
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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,
11 June 2026
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Fans mourned Tidal Force in the comments of Hersheypark's Instagram post announcing its closure.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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Macron’s office said the two had discussed the project at length and regretted that the main industry partners, European aerospace group Airbus, which represents Germany and Spain, and France’s Dassault Aviation, had not been able to reach an agreement.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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The couple regretted booking that flight, and now ensure that their layovers have ample time.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Laviolette, whose only full season outside the head coaching ranks in the past quarter-century came during Kopitar’s final campaign, lamented not being able to work with the two-way virtuoso.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Some long-time users lamented being forced to new software when the current software worked fine, if not better, than the new app.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2026
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“Bemoaned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bemoaned. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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