1
as in to mourn
to feel or express sorrow for
bemoaned the death of his wife by writing a series of poignant letters addressed to her
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as in to regret
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
a think piece bemoaning the coarsening of our society over the last several decades
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Recent Examples of bemoan
Literary purists bemoan the transformation of authors into content creators, arguing that time spent crafting clever tweets is time stolen from crafting sentences.
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Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
The positional indiscipline Amorim bemoaned first came to the fore in the 89th minute.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
In an interview when the film was coming out, Linklater lightly bemoaned the fact that even though it was being released by the studio subsidiary then known as Fox Searchlight, such a willfully weird movie was still going to have to battle it out at the box office.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
The Knicks also beat Milwaukee, 116-94, at the Garden in November, and afterward, Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo bemoaned his team’s lack of effort.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
The positional indiscipline Amorim bemoaned first came to the fore in the 89th minute.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
In an interview when the film was coming out, Linklater lightly bemoaned the fact that even though it was being released by the studio subsidiary then known as Fox Searchlight, such a willfully weird movie was still going to have to battle it out at the box office.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
The Knicks also beat Milwaukee, 116-94, at the Garden in November, and afterward, Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo bemoaned his team’s lack of effort.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bemoan
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Dwayne Johnson is mourning the loss of his pet pooch.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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The National Black Justice Coalition released a statement mourning Broom’s death, as well as the death of Sam Nordquist, a Black trans man who was found dead in New York and who officials believe was tortured for weeks before being killed.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Will Brooklyn regret not trading Johnson at peak value?—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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And if waterproof eye makeup has left you rubbing and regretting in the past, don’t worry—we’ve found long-wear options that deliver a comfortable, smudge-proof definition without the teary-eyed struggle.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Mayor Bowser lamented the president’s remarks on Thursday.—
Campbell Robertson,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Following the news of the break-in at his home in December, Bengals quarterback Burrow lamented the lack of privacy that may have contributed to the burglary.—
Chelsea Bailey and Josh Campbell,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Bemoan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bemoan. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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