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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
Throughout the six-episode second-half of Season 5, people mourned, investigators investigated, and killers were brought to frontier justice.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2024
Anyone mourning the end of Yellowstone will at least have 1923 to keep them steeped in Dutton lore: The official trailer for the second season of Taylor Sheridan’s prequel dropped during the finale and teases the start of the war over the family’s land.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
When founder and owner Albert 'Rene' Trevino stepped down from running Rene's in July amid a battle with cancer, Broad Ripple residents mourned the loss of the 20-year-old neighborhood staple.
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2024
The 49ers wasted no more time mourning their previous three straight defeats, from the last-minute loss to Seattle here to the ensuing blowouts in Green Bay (38-10) and Buffalo (35-10).
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2024
Anyone mourning the end of Yellowstone will at least have 1923 to keep them steeped in Dutton lore: The official trailer for the second season of Taylor Sheridan’s prequel dropped during the finale and teases the start of the war over the family’s land.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
When founder and owner Albert 'Rene' Trevino stepped down from running Rene's in July amid a battle with cancer, Broad Ripple residents mourned the loss of the 20-year-old neighborhood staple.
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2024
The 49ers wasted no more time mourning their previous three straight defeats, from the last-minute loss to Seattle here to the ensuing blowouts in Green Bay (38-10) and Buffalo (35-10).
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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At the time of the crash, Huger was grieving deeply, with Mother’s Day approaching and the grief still raw.Shelby Stewart, Essence, 19 Dec. 2024
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The grieving mother keeps her daughter’s memory alive by speaking about her in the present tense.Rachel McRady, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Some users on Facebook lamented the loss of a Starbucks location in the highly walkable neighborhood while others expressed excitement over the new location, which will have a drive-thru and a parking lot.Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2024
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Staffing shortages City officials have long lamented low staffing numbers at LMPD.Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2024
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One day without inconsiderate people making everyone miserable and making others regret their decision to keep the peace.Brenda Looper, arkansasonline.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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Palace will regret that only Eze remains — although for how much longer is another matter.Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 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 31 Dec. 2024.
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