ˈre-kwē-əm
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Recent Examples of requiem
In the process, Gimme Shelter became not just a record of a tour, but a requiem for the 1960s counterculture and its utopian promise.
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Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
What some experts say remains clear – even after the devastating events of the last two years and all the requiems for the two-state solution – is that no alternative exists to some form of a Palestinian state.
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Sep. 2025
The Duke of York retreated from public life in November 2019 after a car crash interview with the BBC about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, but attended the requiem mass at Westminster Cathedral on Tuesday afternoon.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Leadership from different Christian denominations, including from the Episcopal, Lutheran and Methodist faiths, were on hand for the requiem.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
What some experts say remains clear – even after the devastating events of the last two years and all the requiems for the two-state solution – is that no alternative exists to some form of a Palestinian state.
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Sep. 2025
The Duke of York retreated from public life in November 2019 after a car crash interview with the BBC about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, but attended the requiem mass at Westminster Cathedral on Tuesday afternoon.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Leadership from different Christian denominations, including from the Episcopal, Lutheran and Methodist faiths, were on hand for the requiem.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for requiem
Noun
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The sinew between Thundercat and Tame Impala is thick and obvious—one reason that Bruner doesn’t need ubiquitous Kevin Parker’s lethargic laments.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Pitchfork,
7 Apr. 2026
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Though marking Jesus’ painful death, Good Friday ultimately points to Easter resurrection—transforming the day from lament to joy for believers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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To say an elegy by heart/to zero our dying before birth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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The show, a sort of elegy for Gen X, opens with a flash-forward to July 16, 1999, the final hours of Carolyn and John.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The pioneering alt-country band returns with its first album in 30 years—a set of cryptic, languid dirges that feels defiantly out-of-time.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Pitchfork,
17 Apr. 2026
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Swedish singer-composer Anna von Hausswolff, whose cathedral melodies, intense vocals and doom-laden dirges share much in common with Nordic heavy-metal culture, specializes in mystery and grandiosity.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Requiem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requiem. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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