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as in grieves
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
we mourned for weeks after our beloved pet's death
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as in laments
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 mourns
The Chicago Fire Department mourns the loss of a 30-year member who died today during a training exercise.
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
The family behind Jimboy’s Tacos mourns its president.
—Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
And a family mourns the loss of their ancestral home in southern Lebanon, when their whole village was levelled by Israel during the conflict.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 6 May 2026
Community mourns teen who never returned home Celeste’s family has largely stayed out of public view since her body was discovered.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Community mourns loss of teen A vigil was held at the park Monday night to remember the teen who was a student at Eagle Academy, just down the street.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
James Van Der Beek's widow is speaking out as Hollywood mourns another loss.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
As the Grey’s Anatomy family mourns the death of Eric Dane, Katherine Heigl has paid tribute to the late actor in a statement.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2026
Family mourns loss of father and child R’mani Sibley was an elementary school student in Crowley, according to her family.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
The family behind Jimboy’s Tacos mourns its president.
—Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
And a family mourns the loss of their ancestral home in southern Lebanon, when their whole village was levelled by Israel during the conflict.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 6 May 2026
Community mourns teen who never returned home Celeste’s family has largely stayed out of public view since her body was discovered.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Community mourns loss of teen A vigil was held at the park Monday night to remember the teen who was a student at Eagle Academy, just down the street.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
James Van Der Beek's widow is speaking out as Hollywood mourns another loss.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
As the Grey’s Anatomy family mourns the death of Eric Dane, Katherine Heigl has paid tribute to the late actor in a statement.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2026
Family mourns loss of father and child R’mani Sibley was an elementary school student in Crowley, according to her family.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mourns
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The Professor, with only her ex-partner’s cat for company, sits in her decaying apartment and grieves the loss of her relationship and her struggle with infertility.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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The film follows a woman who grieves the loss of her mother by secretly attending the funerals of strangers.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Apr. 2026
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The song, which Diamond wrote with Alan and Marilyn Bergman, laments the cooling of a romance in language as direct as the music is florid; the recording, as the story goes, came in response to a homemade edit by a radio programmer eager to hear the two stars sing together.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Barbara Deer and her son Kaleb died in a murder-suicide, officials said, sending shockwaves through Chicago political circles as the city’s West Side laments the losses in one of its most prominent families.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Perhaps Sylvie now regrets her time in Moscow, even the tenor of her politics.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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There’s a lot Jessi Draper regrets.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
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“Mourns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mourns. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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