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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
The University of Mobile in Alabama is mourning the sudden death of freshman basketball player Kaiden Francis this week.
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Phil Helsel, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
This landmark series will look at the 24 hours before and after Diana’s death in forensic detail and follow the story through to her funeral one week later when the world mourned the passing of an icon.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
Tributes have poured in for the singer since his death, with everyone from his former bandmates to his family, other celebrities, and countless fans mourning Payne.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2024
On Tuesday, Trump posted a statement on his Truth Social app mourning Marcus's death.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Phil Helsel, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
This landmark series will look at the 24 hours before and after Diana’s death in forensic detail and follow the story through to her funeral one week later when the world mourned the passing of an icon.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
Tributes have poured in for the singer since his death, with everyone from his former bandmates to his family, other celebrities, and countless fans mourning Payne.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2024
On Tuesday, Trump posted a statement on his Truth Social app mourning Marcus's death.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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There’s a quicksilver brilliance to her Berniece, a widow still grieving her husband, a daughter acutely feeling the loss of her parents, a mother determined to shield her daughter from generational trauma, and a woman contemplating her own future, romantic, economic, spiritual, and otherwise.Radhika Seth, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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There are about as many ways to grieve as there are ways to lose loved ones.Christine Pride, SELF, 21 Nov. 2024
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The families also lamented the collective damage that Williams, 26, caused to their trust in law enforcement.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Speaking with SiriusXM, Gramm lamented that Foreigner’s request to have its original members perform a medley of greatest hits was ignored — instead, younger artists Kelly Clarkson and Demi Lovato, as well as friend of the group Sammy Hagar, were chosen to perform on their behalf.Devon Ivie, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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Relying on others to do things for you will lead to regret and faulty results.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Most, if not all, women will have experienced some version of the laddish banter on Graham Norton's show, and many will have regretted not finding quite the right words at the right time to make Ronan's point.The Week UK, theweek, 9 Nov. 2024
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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 30 Nov. 2024.
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