ˈre-kwē-əm
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Recent Examples of requiem
That changed to a requiem when Mays suddenly passed away at 93 on Tuesday.
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Some of my colleagues have written requiems for the Tea Party.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 15 May 2024
Let this be not a requiem for Clark but an appreciation.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
Beyoncé has signed Giddens’s petition of requiem and reckoning, legacy and elegy.
—Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Some of my colleagues have written requiems for the Tea Party.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 15 May 2024
Let this be not a requiem for Clark but an appreciation.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
Beyoncé has signed Giddens’s petition of requiem and reckoning, legacy and elegy.
—Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for requiem
Recent Examples of Synonyms for requiem
Noun
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The Seed of the Sacred Fig is a half-skeptical lament for the process of tyranny and dissent, as alluded to in the scriptural epigraph about the strangling Ficus religiosa tree that gives the film its title.—
Armond White,
National Review,
22 Jan. 2025
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In classical terms, this begins as an Adagio in D minor — a slow lament led by a solo cello, that accelerates into a chaotic swell of strings.—
Kristen S. Hé,
Vulture,
25 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Tell, yell, hell, hello, elegy, tottle, otology, geology, theology.—
John McPhee,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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Worm’s visualization of his collection, then, is an unwitting elegy of species pushed to the brink of existence by human pressures.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Jan. 2025
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Ethel Cain: Perverts [Daughters of Cain] Ethel Cain found unlikely pop fandom with Preacher’s Daughter, her 2022 debut album, thanks to its emotional dirges and heavy lyrics.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
10 Jan. 2025
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The hand drums, played here by Keith, make this one spooky dirge.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
19 July 2024
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“Requiem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requiem. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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