bemoaned

past tense of bemoan
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as in regretted
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 bemoaned Yang then bemoaned how people shoot lasers at him and hide their kids. Anne McCarthy, Variety, 22 Dec. 2024 Advanced skiers once bemoaned the lack of expert runs. Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2024 Heathrow expansion would be welcomed by many airlines, who have long bemoaned fierce competition and high costs for purchasing flight slots at the transport hub. Jenni Reid, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024 Safety Adon Shuler bemoaned a handful of penalties postgame, perhaps missing the fact that the Irish defense removed any drama from the contest by the first quarter. Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024 The members also bemoaned being put in the middle of drama between Stanton and the Pastor family. Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024 For years, car safety experts and everyday drivers have bemoaned the loss of the humble button. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bemoaned
Verb
  • Also Thursday, people mourned eight Palestinians killed by Israeli military operations in and around the city of Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
    Josef Federman and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • And yet, 32 games later, the transaction is barely mourned and hardly mentioned.
    John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Walsh immediately regretted his decision.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Dec. 2024
  • In 2023, a Pew Research Center survey of 8,480 adults who had gotten tattoos found that 24 percent of respondents regretted getting one or more of their inkings.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • President Joe Biden lamented the attack in a statement released Saturday.
    Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
  • In an interview with state reporters Friday, Mora again lamented the intersection of the portal, postseason games and the academic calendar that puts players in this position.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024

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