bemoaned

verb

past tense of bemoan
1
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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2
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 Trump has bemoaned the pattern of ruling parties performing poorly in the midterm elections, which is seen as a referendum on the presidency. — Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 24 July 2026 This actually comes in the wake of a public schism between showrunner Ryan Condal and universe overlord George RR Martin, who has bemoaned significant changes to his original story. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 At the Applebutter Inn, a brick farmhouse that dates to 1844, the owner bemoaned that Canadian snowbirds, once a mainstay, had stopped visiting since the president threatened to send the Marines across Niagara Falls. — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026 Players and Ghalenoei also bemoaned that they were forced to travel to Los Angeles the day before the match, rather than two days prior, arriving the afternoon of Sunday, June 14. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 16 June 2026 Knicks head coach Mike Brown bemoaned the officiating — a refrain shared by many of the team’s fans, including Mayor Mamdani. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bemoaned
  1. mourned
  2. regretted
  3. lamented
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  • He is owed comfort, dignity, and the assurance that he won’t be forgotten by those who loved him, that he will be genuinely mourned.
    — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • An 18-year-old was being mourned by family and friends after falling to her death from a bridge support structure in Big Bear, reportedly a favorite hangout for local teens.
    — Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2026
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  • The bet was clearly a lighthearted joke between friends, but after posting it, the WNBA seems to have regretted the optics of the league promoting two players gambling on a game, which is prohibited in the league’s collective bargaining agreement.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
  • Plenty of incumbents have brushed off the threat Elon Musk posed to their businesses and regretted it.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of regretted
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  • Novelist David Eggers lamented the business orientation of the tech entrepreneurs.
    — Michael Bernick, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • In a statement after the vote, Vang lamented the City Council’s decision.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
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