1
as in to mourn
to feel or express sorrow for
bemoaned the death of his wife by writing a series of poignant letters addressed to her
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as in to regret
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
a think piece bemoaning the coarsening of our society over the last several decades
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Recent Examples of bemoan
Popular on Variety This is not the first time To has bemoaned curtailing of freedom of expression.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
Hollywood luminaries are taking notice, lobbying for more financial support while bemoaning sky-high filming costs.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
Authoritative commentary in leading magazines has bemoaned that the West has fallen out of love with economic growth.
—Jon Moynihan, Fortune Europe, 3 Dec. 2024
Now, with changes afoot at what has been a reflexively anti-merger Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice, media moguls may again get to mogul-ing, instead of bemoaning their fates while leaving many others unemployed.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
Hollywood luminaries are taking notice, lobbying for more financial support while bemoaning sky-high filming costs.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
Authoritative commentary in leading magazines has bemoaned that the West has fallen out of love with economic growth.
—Jon Moynihan, Fortune Europe, 3 Dec. 2024
Now, with changes afoot at what has been a reflexively anti-merger Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice, media moguls may again get to mogul-ing, instead of bemoaning their fates while leaving many others unemployed.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Residents of the town set flowers in front of a nearby church to mourn those who died Friday night.Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
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Abrams is mourning the end of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour How to watch 'SNL' on Dec. 21?Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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One day without inconsiderate people making everyone miserable and making others regret their decision to keep the peace.Brenda Looper, arkansasonline.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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Palace will regret that only Eze remains — although for how much longer is another matter.Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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The political left laments their high cost saying that the sticker price alone turns off prospective students from low socio-economic backgrounds.Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 28 Dec. 2024
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Over the last several years, there’s been much lamenting the disappearance of the rom-com.Esther Zuckerman, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Bemoan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bemoan. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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