1
as in mournful
expressing or suggesting mourning
the lamentable cries of the women for their slain sons were heard throughout the village
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as in tragic
of a kind to cause great distress
it's a lamentable situation, but I don't see how it can be fixed
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Recent Examples of lamentable
Obama should support Modi’s efforts to push the Sri Lankan government on its lamentable human rights situation, guard against Islamic extremism in Bangladesh, and promote greater political stability in Nepal.
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Nicholas Burns, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2014
The Peshmerga had a lamentable lack of heavy weapons at its disposal to defend its region against ISIS and eventually roll back much of the group’s enormous territorial conquests.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Make no mistake, the failure to control the border, and the stress on local communities forced to cope with a disorderly influx of people, is lamentable and needs to be fixed.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 10 Oct. 2024
Families, or at least vehicles expressly designed for them, turned out to be lamentable.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2024
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Nicholas Burns, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2014
The Peshmerga had a lamentable lack of heavy weapons at its disposal to defend its region against ISIS and eventually roll back much of the group’s enormous territorial conquests.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Make no mistake, the failure to control the border, and the stress on local communities forced to cope with a disorderly influx of people, is lamentable and needs to be fixed.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 10 Oct. 2024
Families, or at least vehicles expressly designed for them, turned out to be lamentable.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamentable
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Her observations as a woman once romantically involved with the two of them at the same time, confirm their masculine inability to speak their feelings out loud unless they are veiled in mournful songs.Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024
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Very few directors working today can put across a movie like Gladiator II as convincingly, which perhaps explains why the sequel — for all its barbaric violence and the plaintive, at times stirring, discussions about justice and democracy — doesn’t have the mournful quality that the first film did.Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
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The coroner’s report into the death of British TV doctor Michael Mosley has revealed further details into the tragic final moments of the popular presenter and writer on a Greek island holiday.Caroline Frost, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2024
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The new Metropolis Cinema location is located in Beirut’s Mar Mikhael district right across from where the tragic Beirut port blast occurred on Aug. 4, 2020 — one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions ever recorded — in which more than 200 people died.Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 21 Dec. 2024
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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
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.Helen Shaw, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
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But there’s an unfortunate tendency to put the demands of the story ahead of the characters, leading to rash decisions on their part that don’t entirely track.Stephen Saito, Variety, 31 Dec. 2024
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Purdy suffered what appeared to be an arm injury, and was given an unfortunate update by head coach Kyle Shanahan following the game.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Willow Avalon The metaphorical equivalent of a heartbroken singer-songwriter debutante ball is attacking live stages and streaming platforms in overwhelming waves.Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 29 Dec. 2024
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However, our team is heartbroken to know these new horses have been without proper food and care for so long.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2024
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Ivana's funeral mass was held in New York City and attended by her ex-husband and their three children: Donald Jr., 46; Ivanka, 43 and Eric, 40.Colson Thayer, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Similarly, ancient Greek and Roman mourners often carried sprigs of rosemary in funeral processions and placed them on the body of the deceased at the burial site.Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
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Collard greens are a beloved staple in Southern and African American cuisine, celebrated for their hearty texture, slightly bitter taste, and ability to absorb bold flavors.Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
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The results left the Republicans reduced, bitter and more desperate than ever for a new hero.Peter Goldman, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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Of what relevance is an absurdist fable, written in German, about a sad man who transforms into an insect, to an American teenager in the twenty-first century?Harper's Magazine, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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The sad scenes that accompanied Rooney’s final game at Oxford felt a long way from the surge of optimism that greeted his arrival in Devon on a three-year contract in May.Richard Amofa, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Lamentable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamentable. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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