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
Massachusetts residents are mourning the brand’s exit from its hometown.
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Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Feb. 2026
Lil Jon is mourning the death of his son, Nathan Smith, at 27.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
The baseball world is mourning the loss of a player who made history with the Detroit Tigers.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Rami Essam Abu Jamea and his family members mourn over the death of his two daughters on Wednesday.
—Ammar Cheikh Omar, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
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Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Feb. 2026
Lil Jon is mourning the death of his son, Nathan Smith, at 27.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
The baseball world is mourning the loss of a player who made history with the Detroit Tigers.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Rami Essam Abu Jamea and his family members mourn over the death of his two daughters on Wednesday.
—Ammar Cheikh Omar, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mourn
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As the shellshocked families of six children and two women grieve their loss in one of the worst mass shootings in Canada's history, details are emerging about the shooter's mental health struggles and history with police.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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For Le, the coffee shop serves as a community space where customers feel free to grieve and share their experiences with loss.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Instead what followed was the slow disintegration of a championship core, an inability to reclimb the mountain and the slow, depressing slide into lamenting what could have been.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Two nights after coach Sheldon Keefe lamented his team's lack of mental toughness, the Devils showed some fight, but the Islanders showed more of it.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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At least King Midas had the decency to regret his curse.—
Joe Wilkins Published Feb 5,
Futurism,
5 Feb. 2026
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Here are the five front door styles designers see homeowners regret the most, and why.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
4 Feb. 2026
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Israel has bewailed each nation’s announcement, claiming that their gesture is only emboldening Hamas and prolonging the war by showing there are benefits to be gained through terrorism like that carried out on Oct. 7.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Aug. 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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“Mourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mourn. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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