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as in grieved
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
we mourned for weeks after our beloved pet's death
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as in lamented
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 mourned
Fans in the comment section, which had over 150 comments, mourned the loss of the two restaurants.
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Staff Author, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Music and cultural figures like director Jim Jarmusch, Kid Congo Powers, and Cold Cave’s Wesley Eisold mourned Foreman’s death on social media.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Prism Health North Texas mourned Avila's death, noting his service as an active community member and member of its board of directors.
—Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
When the popular Italian restaurant Caffe Vialetto closed in 2025 after 26 years of feeding families and sharing milestones, diners across Miami mourned the loss of the Coral Gables icon, a stable oasis for quiet dinners and family celebrations in a wildly changing culinary landscape.
—Connie Ogle
april 9, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Family members mourned Tuesday in Beirut at the funeral of Pierre Mouawad and his wife, Flavia.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
And we can also be known as a culture that learned and mourned and grew and vowed to do better.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
The Anantara Concorso Roma planned to change that last year, but it was cancelled at short notice as the Eternal City mourned the passing of Pope Francis.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2026
Tens of millions of Americans mourned the passing of Hulk Hogan in Clearwater last year.
—George Harris, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Staff Author, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Music and cultural figures like director Jim Jarmusch, Kid Congo Powers, and Cold Cave’s Wesley Eisold mourned Foreman’s death on social media.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Prism Health North Texas mourned Avila's death, noting his service as an active community member and member of its board of directors.
—Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
When the popular Italian restaurant Caffe Vialetto closed in 2025 after 26 years of feeding families and sharing milestones, diners across Miami mourned the loss of the Coral Gables icon, a stable oasis for quiet dinners and family celebrations in a wildly changing culinary landscape.
—Connie Ogle
april 9, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Family members mourned Tuesday in Beirut at the funeral of Pierre Mouawad and his wife, Flavia.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
And we can also be known as a culture that learned and mourned and grew and vowed to do better.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
The Anantara Concorso Roma planned to change that last year, but it was cancelled at short notice as the Eternal City mourned the passing of Pope Francis.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2026
Tens of millions of Americans mourned the passing of Hulk Hogan in Clearwater last year.
—George Harris, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mourned
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Schools brought in counselors for the victims’ young classmates and neighbors grieved at a growing memorial.—
Sophie Bates,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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The saga unfolded as Carla and Carlotta grieved an unrelated loss.—
Jennifer Cannon,
Vanity Fair,
7 Apr. 2026
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For years now, Schneider has lamented drafting players who were too busy being in awe of the Legion of Boom to truly compete for the jobs of defensive stars like Chancellor, Richard Sherman and Earl Thomas.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The coalition also lamented that Measure ULA is not moving fast enough.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Renaissance master, whose name is only ever sighed in the same breath as Leonardo and Michelangelo, supposedly traded truth for beauty, and ended up destroying both.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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From that day forward, everyone sighed and said what a year.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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Asked Thursday about which specific posts his wife regretted, Mamdani demurred.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Solar panels were built on hundreds of acres of farmland nearby, a change in local character some regretted but others welcomed for the cleaner energy and new tax revenue.—
Matthew Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Mourned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mourned. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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