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as in grieves
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
we mourned for weeks after our beloved pet's death
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as in laments
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 mourns
And as the university mourns Ward’s death, Self helped to put the win in perspective.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
The rugged dive bar with more than 70 years of history was destroyed in the Eaton fire, and the community still mourns it.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
As the Kennedy family mourns the death of 35-year-old Tatiana Schlossberg, her mom Caroline Kennedy is reportedly drawing strength from her late mother Jackie Onassis Kennedy.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025
Remembering the families lost The grief extends far beyond the racing world as the community mourns the loss of seven individuals.
—Charlotte Observer Staff, Charlotte Observer, 20 Dec. 2025
As the nation mourns the victims of Australia’s worst mass shooting in almost three decades, authorities have vowed to take tougher action on both gun control and antisemitism.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
As the world mourns the tragic and sudden deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, fans in Los Angeles gathered at the filmmaker's star in Hollywood to pay tribute to the acclaimed director and actor.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
Schlanger's cousin, Rabbi Moishe Vogel in Squirrel Hill, mourns from the other side of the world.
—Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Rex Ryan mourns Nick Mangold’s death Former New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan offered an emotional tribute following the death of Nick Mangold, his longtime center and locker room leader.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mourns
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The annual hand-wringing around whether New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone should be fired is already under way, but that won’t be decided for weeks as the club’s management takes a breath and grieves the club’s latest playoff exit.—
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In Saunders’s afterlife, various spirits join Willie, Lincoln’s eleven-year-old son who has died from typhoid fever, while his father grieves in the crypt.—
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Post laments that general dining etiquette is not something that’s taught widely in the US.—
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Country musician Zac Brown pulls up to the beach on a motorboat in one scene, while contestant Christian Hubicki laments at another point that his fate in the game may be decided by Jimmy Fallon, a nod to the late-night host having possibly devised an advantage.—
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Meanwhile, Jim regrets agreeing to a snowball fight with Dwight.—
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Looking back, Ruano regrets not seeing the withholding case through.—
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“Mourns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mourns. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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