ˈre-kwē-əm
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Recent Examples of requiem
As part of the ongoing requiem over the JCPOA’s all-but-certain demise, policymakers are trying to craft a Plan B.
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Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2023
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
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Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2023
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for requiem
Noun
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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
Noun
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In fact, the opening moments play out like an elegy for the whole nation: a school boarded up, with empty corridors and empty classrooms.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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As photographed by Austin Shelton, the widescreen images — and even the vertical TikTok videos braided alongside — convey a hopeful vision of their future, more fresh start than elegy.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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On the final night, one of the regulars hired a Scotsman in a kilt to play a bagpipe dirge.—
Zach Helfand,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 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
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