cries (for)

present tense third-person singular of cry (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cries (for)
Verb
  • Shannon moans right about the time Jenn walks out to see what the commotion is all about.
    Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Morgan asks Joanne to help push her to break up with him — in the middle of their engagement party — and the younger sister tries to set her plan in motion.
    Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • And then there’s the bigger-picture version, which asks audience members to think both outside the box and the multiplex.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The pride in Plough’s expressions and the tone of his voice was reflective of the theme that every victory is to be savored in this rough-and-tumble sport, one in which no one weeps for the wounded.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Jesus and Antonio are insulting Veejay, Veejay is insulting Antonio and Jesus, the twins are getting more heated, and Veejay, in her most vulnerable moment all season, weeps to Christian about feeling misunderstood.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In between bickering with Rodgers and pining for a young would-be protégé named Elizabeth, played by Margaret Qualley, Hart gossips to the bartender—Eddie, portrayed by Bobby Cannavale—and begs him for just one more pour.
    Kyle McGovern, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The Babadook begs for a sequel, but director Jennifer Kent is mostly positive that won't happen.
    Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The track describes a friendship with romantic undertones that Swift regrets not acting upon.
    Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Sheena Douglass, a divorced single mom of three, deeply regrets not signing a prenuptial agreement.
    Essence, Essence, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The sharp deterioration in air quality this week comes following celebrations for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, which traditionally involves the widespread use of firecrackers which release sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides into the air, as well as harmful heavy metals.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The craft involves manipulating color to create a specific mood, visual style or narrative theme and is widely-used across film, TV and music.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Cries (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cries%20%28for%29. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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