1
as in to grieve
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
we mourned for weeks after our beloved pet's death
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as in to lament
to feel or express sorrow for
an editorial that mourns the loss of the town's last movie theater
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Recent Examples of mourn
As the world mourns the loss of Ozzy Osbourne, a new petition has been launched to provide a fitting tribute by renaming an airport in his honor.
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Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 25 July 2025
Flair joined wrestling fans in mourning his friend on social media.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2025
On Thursday, those who played with Braman also mourned his death.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 17 July 2025
Fans mourn full Thursday programming lineup at Bonnaroo Starting the festival's programming on Thursday night, instead of the typical inclusion of a full Thursday line-up in past years, has also been the source of some contention.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025
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Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 25 July 2025
Flair joined wrestling fans in mourning his friend on social media.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2025
On Thursday, those who played with Braman also mourned his death.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 17 July 2025
Fans mourn full Thursday programming lineup at Bonnaroo Starting the festival's programming on Thursday night, instead of the typical inclusion of a full Thursday line-up in past years, has also been the source of some contention.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mourn
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Building the Band producers and Payne’s grieving family were weighing Payne’s inclusion, and ultimately decided to move forward with the former One Direction member remaining in the show made by Remarkable Entertainment (part of Banijay U.K.).—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
29 July 2025
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In early May, as the victim met with the pastor to grieve the loss of her brother, Jay touched her over her clothes, documents say.—
Richard Ruelas,
AZCentral.com,
28 July 2025
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Nabarro lamented how politics had begun shifting how governments responded to global health emergencies.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
26 July 2025
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Boniadi laments that many in the West fail to grasp that most Iranians reject the Islamic Republic.—
Dan Bilefsky,
HollywoodReporter,
25 July 2025
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Conrad is the last to leave the restaurant, his face filled with confusion, maybe regret, and definitely shock.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Duchesne likes Trump policies such as his stance on the border and doesn’t regret voting for him.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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The grandmother would flee, and Billy would smite his chest and in Old Testament tones bewail his sinful life.—
Werner Herzog,
The New Yorker,
21 Aug. 2023
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Among progressives, the same people who bewail the influence of corporations on cultural and political life also propose to entrench the social role of big businesses by making individual Americans more dependent on them for everything from health care to retirement income.—
Kevin D. Williamson,
National Review,
13 May 2021
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“Mourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mourn. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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