ˈre-kwē-əm
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Recent Examples of requiem
There, he was honored with salutes and a requiem.
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Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
19 Dec. 2025
In the process, Gimme Shelter became not just a record of a tour, but a requiem for the 1960s counterculture and its utopian promise.
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Jordan Runtagh,
PEOPLE,
22 Nov. 2025
The Duke of York retreated from public life in November 2019 after a car crash interview with the BBC about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, but attended the requiem mass at Westminster Cathedral on Tuesday afternoon.
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Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
People, mostly clad in black, marshalled quietly into the church ahead of the requiem.
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Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for requiem
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
19 Dec. 2025
In the process, Gimme Shelter became not just a record of a tour, but a requiem for the 1960s counterculture and its utopian promise.
—
Jordan Runtagh,
PEOPLE,
22 Nov. 2025
The Duke of York retreated from public life in November 2019 after a car crash interview with the BBC about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, but attended the requiem mass at Westminster Cathedral on Tuesday afternoon.
—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
People, mostly clad in black, marshalled quietly into the church ahead of the requiem.
—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for requiem
Recent Examples of Synonyms for requiem
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The coffin was unveiled late on Thursday to a throng of sobbing supporters, who were swaying and beating their heads in time to a sung lament as flowers were thrown from the bier into the crowd.
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His lament mirrored the anguish of legions of Venezuelans who endured harrowing days clearing rubble by hand before crews with heavy equipment and rescue dogs belatedly arrived.
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Not long after, his elegy was answered, as neotraditional sounds have made a big comeback on country radio, led by artists like Zach Top and Midland.
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Ashura processions are usually dramatic affairs, with chanters singing elegies or dirges dedicated to Hussein, while audience members beat their chests and engage in displays of mourning.
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Ashura processions are usually dramatic affairs, with chanters singing elegies or dirges dedicated to Hussein, while audience members beat their chests and engage in displays of mourning.
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This is the starting point of Earth 7, Deb Olin Unferth’s stellar and sweeping science fiction novel that is part cosmic comedy and part dirge to our dying world.
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“Requiem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requiem. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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