elegizing

present participle of elegize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for elegizing
mourning
Verb
  • While Sinlaku didn’t cause on deaths on land, Propst said residents were still mourning the six crewmembers of a cargo ship that overturned during the typhoon.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • While Freddy was in Boston mourning Germany’s defeat, online sleuths excavated the least-savory tidbits from his X posting history.
    Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
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“Elegizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elegizing. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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