wailed (for)

past tense of wail (for)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wailed (for)
Verb
  • Nakayama’s agency mourned the entertainer and expressed shock and sadness.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • In the days before the Mass, she was mourned on the floor of the House of Representatives and at a makeshift altar at a downtown leather party.
    The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Social Security advocacy groups also lamented the smaller benefit increase.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Alabama athletics director Greg Byrne lamented the Crimson Tide being left out of the College Football Playoff on Sunday and suggested the football program would rethink its non-conference schedule.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Manion said his client regretted distributing the flier.
    David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Does the child make impulsive decisions that might be regretted later?
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Wailed (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wailed%20%28for%29. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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