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
Although laundry has been long bemoaned as the worst of the weekend chores, laundromats are having a resurgence in cities like New York and Los Angeles.
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Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 17 July 2025
His formula: Randomly drop the flyer on social media, set a low enough price to get everyone to mentally buy into it, watch disappointed fans bemoan coming up empty-handed after waiting in the virtual queue, and prepare for who shows up for the party.
—Elise Brisco, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2025
That same divide remained apparent at the July 7 City Council meeting with several people bemoaning about their wireless coverage.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Readers sometimes rightly bemoan the lack of reach and ambition in today's newspaper stories, but this combined story package is the kind of journalism that emerges from reporting on the subjects day in and day out.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 17 July 2025
His formula: Randomly drop the flyer on social media, set a low enough price to get everyone to mentally buy into it, watch disappointed fans bemoan coming up empty-handed after waiting in the virtual queue, and prepare for who shows up for the party.
—Elise Brisco, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2025
That same divide remained apparent at the July 7 City Council meeting with several people bemoaning about their wireless coverage.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Readers sometimes rightly bemoan the lack of reach and ambition in today's newspaper stories, but this combined story package is the kind of journalism that emerges from reporting on the subjects day in and day out.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bemoan
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Goldberg, 69, and the When Harry Met Sally star have mourned and celebrated their late pal more than once.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement Hundreds gathered at the Sheikh Radwan cemetery in the Gaza Strip to mourn the five journalists on Monday.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
11 Aug. 2025
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Air Canada deeply regrets the inconvenience for its customers.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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But for many in the IDF, including chief of staff Gen. Eyal Zamir, Netanyahu’s plan runs the risk of plunging Israeli troops into an occupation of the Palestinian enclave that Netanyahu’s predecessors came to regret.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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In a Monday LinkedIn post, a former vice president at Hulu lamented Disney’s decision to shut down the iconic Hulu app and fully merge Hulu’s offerings with Disney+, marking the end of an influential chapter in streaming history.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
12 Aug. 2025
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For anyone who has lamented how lip liner doesn’t stay, your complaints could be coming to an end.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Bemoan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bemoan. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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