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as in sobbed
to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress
some kids started to cry even before the doctor had given them their shot
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as in shouted
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
a mother crying for help
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Recent Examples of cried
My children cried themselves to sleep.
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Across the room, Owens’ family cried with emotion.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Kurek said Campbell cried but otherwise appeared normal and that the bruising was the result of the fall.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Attendees held one another, cried and parents explained to their children what was happening.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
In the video, her siblings – 12-year-old Jasmin and 10-year-old Kevin – cried as their parents and brother sat handcuffed in ICE vehicles.
—Maria Santana, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Her mother was too malnourished to breast-feed; the baby cried constantly, began losing weight, and developed ulcers and infections.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
Community members at the time cried and mourned as their hopes of rehabilitating and reopening the historic structure were reduced to ashes.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
During the church vigil, a teen sat on the floor in the hallway with another church member and cried over lives lost in the AES blast.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Oct. 2025
Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Across the room, Owens’ family cried with emotion.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Kurek said Campbell cried but otherwise appeared normal and that the bruising was the result of the fall.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Attendees held one another, cried and parents explained to their children what was happening.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
In the video, her siblings – 12-year-old Jasmin and 10-year-old Kevin – cried as their parents and brother sat handcuffed in ICE vehicles.
—Maria Santana, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Her mother was too malnourished to breast-feed; the baby cried constantly, began losing weight, and developed ulcers and infections.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
Community members at the time cried and mourned as their hopes of rehabilitating and reopening the historic structure were reduced to ashes.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
During the church vigil, a teen sat on the floor in the hallway with another church member and cried over lives lost in the AES blast.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cried
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Marta’s brothers sobbed with the desperation of years, with childish anguish.—
Mariana Enriquez
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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At one point during the celebrations, Bronze sat on the pitch, put her hand over her mouth and sobbed.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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With louche tailoring and cool confidence, there is undoubtedly a sang-froid air about Armani that seems to transcend time and place.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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As Penrose sung the chorus, a pair of assistants took on the task of splashing her with paint and confetti – all without skipping a beat.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
6 Aug. 2025
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At the end of the tune, the proud dad shouted out a sweet message to his daughter and thanked everyone for their participation.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The young actress playing Grande’s mini-me in the second Wicked film is Scarlett Spears, whom the pop star shouted out in a sweet post on Instagram after the casting reveal.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Back home in Lansing, Latavia and the children huddled together and wept.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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His mother quietly wept at times as the other parents described their grief.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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The four-time Tony winner closed out her speech with an Irish blessing — sung a capella, much to the crowd’s delight.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Mark Zuckerberg has sung the praises of several relatively affordable cars despite multi-billion dollar net worth.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Kitchen yelled, recording the dozens of monkeys leaping from the trees and into the water in front of her.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Hazameh alleged one of the women yelled at her to stop recording a video of the match.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Cried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cried. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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