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Recent Examples of lachrymose Several days after this lachrymose dinner, a carnival-level event delighted Angelenos of either political persuasion. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024 Puccini later inserted a different, more lachrymose text, one that forecasts her suicide. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023 However, Christian Nodal’s intoxicating voice soars high; and his latest EP, México en Mi Voz, is a lachrymose affair. Leila Cobo, Billboard, 15 Sep. 2023 More often, though, the constant backdrop of mortality gives a lachrymose tinge to each of the characters’ intermittent outbursts. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023 And all of this is somehow glommed on to the lachrymose story of a grieving parent and a dying world. Ron Charles, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2023 As journey’s end approaches, lachrymose thoughts return. Robin Swithinbank, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lachrymose
Adjective
  • Louis Vuitton was among the first to recognize how crucial a deep emotional connection is to a brand; the company launched its Travel Book collection in 2013.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • That emotional connection is something Stacey Younge, a licensed clinical social worker and founder of Sixth Street Wellness, sees firsthand.
    Danielle James, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Or a tearful Villanova piccolo player soldiering through in the wake of a loss.
    Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Drummond ends up dead, Mark uses his tie, stained with Drummond's blood, to gain access to the room where Gemma has been ordered to disassemble a baby’s crib, and the couple have a tearful reunion and head for the exits.
    Gary Levin, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.
    David Mamet, National Review, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.
    Helen Shaw, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
Adjective
  • The music icon confessed to getting weepy about aging during a bonus episode of the podcast Smartless, which was released to subscribers on Tuesday, March 25 — John's 78th birthday.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Zoe Saldaña got weepy and impassioned in an acceptance speech that honored her immigrant parents as well as her Dominican heritage.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Her fellow artists, including Lady Gaga and Billie Eilish, were teary in the audience following the history-making win.
    Evan Nicole Brown, TIME, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Depp plays her character’s final moments with an array of conflicting emotions that let us into Ellen’s mind, from teary resignation to sensual seduction to bitter determination.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Reynolds also recommends taking photos of sentimental but impractical items and collecting them in a photo book or digital slideshow.
    Allie Volpe, Vox, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Model Alessandra Ambrosio opens up about how her daughter, Anja, 16, plays a small but sentimental part in her current rituals.
    Michelle Lee, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Yet, whatever the deal means for Paul, Weiss, its acquiescence to Trump marks a sad day for the legal profession—or what once was a profession, and is now just another business.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Kwong grew up hearing stories of every kind about Manzanar—scary, sad, funny and infuriating.
    Rachel Ng, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025

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“Lachrymose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lachrymose. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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