as in wail
a crying out in grief
there was a great lamentation on Wall Street when the government's latest unemployment figures were published
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Recent Examples of lamentation
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.
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
There's been endless chatter and discussion and debate and lamentation around it.
—Kate Bernot, Bon Appétit, 23 Sep. 2024
On the morning of October 7th, Angel collapsed into lamentation.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
In October of 2023, she was profiled by the New York Times and The Atlantic; both pieces were lamentations of a political figure who was not inclined to do the performance expected of political figures.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 23 July 2024
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
There's been endless chatter and discussion and debate and lamentation around it.
—Kate Bernot, Bon Appétit, 23 Sep. 2024
On the morning of October 7th, Angel collapsed into lamentation.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
In October of 2023, she was profiled by the New York Times and The Atlantic; both pieces were lamentations of a political figure who was not inclined to do the performance expected of political figures.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 23 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamentation
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Those harsh, swelling wails of warning become the film’s punctuating sonic motif — in stark contrast to the buoyant, babbling vocal interjections of Alexey Shmurak’s unexpected a cappella score, a literal chorus of humanity amid the chaos.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
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Peart also became the band’s primary lyricist, and Lee delivering Peart’s dense and philosophical lyrics with a high, piercing wail became a defining characteristic of Rush’s sound.—
Al Shipley,
SPIN,
12 Feb. 2025
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The family is now in mourning while also celebrating their new addition Noah.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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After a mourning period of two to three weeks, the College of Cardinals will gather in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Unwittingly, the whole exchange echoes Mullins’ lament in Lioness about the media telling us what to believe.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2025
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Because, as one of them laments, who else can a spy really date?—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
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For weeks now, Haiti’s volatile capital has been caught between cries and gunfire, armed gangs and mass exodus, and anxiety and silence.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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In the theatre, though, peals of laughter drowned out Melton’s cries and the scene’s devastatingly anticlimactic end.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
The New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2025
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This wry, lovelorn plaint is a cagey display of subtle dynamics and counterpoint on a lone electric guitar.—
Jon Pareles,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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And to be perfectly fair, the New Deal had seven or eight big years of operation (the plaints about the Supreme Court etc. blocking reforms being so many excuses).—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Lamentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamentation. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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