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as in to mourn
to feel or express sorrow for
she lamented the loss of her beloved pet to a degree that went way beyond words
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as in to regret
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
the youth lamented not having spent more time with his late grandfather
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as in wail
a crying out in grief
the national lament that was heard when the beloved singer perished in the crash
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as in whine
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
the actress' lament that there aren't enough good roles for women
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Recent Examples of lament
Katherine Turman, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
Yet, as much as political people and healthcare professionals lament Texas' low rates of insurance coverage, few regular Texans pay much attention to the issue.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Italian cinema is traveling less these days, Favino laments.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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Verb
But he’d been sent pictures and lamented not grabbing a college keepsake from his late mother, who was also my friend.
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This nascent subgenre flows directly from Woody Guthrie’s suite of murder ballads, which gave the workingman’s lament an infusion of antihero glamour.
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The announcement comes after the president and first lady arrived in Los Angeles late Monday after traveling to New Orleans to mourn with the community after the deadly New Year's Day vehicle attack in the French Quarter.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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County Rescue series lead Julia Reilly mourned the actor's death by sharing Great American Media's statement on her Instagram Stories and a photo of them together.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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And interestingly enough, Resume Now’s survey showed more people regret staying at a job than quitting a job.Nirit Cohen, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Drastic decisions, like cutting off long-standing relationships or making sudden life changes without enough reflection, could lead to regret other consequences.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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This fly-on-the-wall music documentary covers it all, from Cyndi Lauper's wail to Bruce Springsteen's growl to the fact that poor Huey Lewis had to follow Michael Jackson.Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Simpson's gruff, outlaw country timbre ranged from wails to whispers, adapting to echo the style of the band and the current tune.Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 26 Oct. 2024
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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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When in use, the motor produced a slightly audible whistle/whine.John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Apr. 2024
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Fittingly, its most art-averse detractors responded with an awful lot of whine.Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
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No such resourcefulness is evident in Tesori’s score, which wavers between mid-century film-music heroics and sentimental lamentations, with tame avant-garde gestures popping up here and there.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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There's been endless chatter and discussion and debate and lamentation around it.Kate Bernot, Bon Appétit, 23 Sep. 2024
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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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The ultimate effect is paradoxical: the more that Valéry eliminates the ghost of pain and passion from the logical machinery of his work, the starker and more affecting the moans and cries of the ghost become.Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Against Notre Dame, the collective moan in the Coliseum with yet another last-minute loss because of Riley’s poor play calling was the breaking point for this lifelong Trojan.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Lament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lament. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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