requiem

ˈre-kwē-əm
as in lament
a composition expressing one's grief over a loss the choir will sing Mozart's Requiem

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Recent Examples of requiem That changed to a requiem when Mays suddenly passed away at 93 on Tuesday. Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019 Some of my colleagues have written requiems for the Tea Party. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 15 May 2024 Let this be not a requiem for Clark but an appreciation. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024 Beyoncé has signed Giddens’s petition of requiem and reckoning, legacy and elegy. Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for requiem 
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Noun
  • This is a weaker attempt to crossbreed the classic Universal monsters with contemporary anxieties: a post-pandemic lockdown lament about the impossibility of protecting children from fear.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Much to the lament of American enthusiasts, Mercedes ceased production of the E 63 S wagon last year, which has helped to keep values high.
    Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
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  • Tell, yell, hell, hello, elegy, tottle, otology, geology, theology.
    John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
  • 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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  • 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
  • The hand drums, played here by Keith, make this one spooky dirge.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2024

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“Requiem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requiem. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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