shed a tear
idiom
: to cry or weep
I never saw my father shed a single tear, even when my mother died.
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Lexie and Mark have some of the best chemistry in the series, and who didn’t shed a tear for Burton?
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2025
Amidst this explosion in athlete earnings, however, remember that there is no reason to shed a tear for those paying them.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Over half of Americans have shed a tear over pizza, while some will go to extreme lengths to get their hands on a slice, a new survey has found.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
Two decades later, parts of the film may seem cheesy or overwrought (especially the soaring Celine Dion ballads), but goddamn it if you won’t be entertained and even shed a tear when the fiddler literally goes down with the ship.
—Kevin Lincoln, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2025
Amidst this explosion in athlete earnings, however, remember that there is no reason to shed a tear for those paying them.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
In Every State By Rachael O'Connor Life and Trends Reporter
Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member
news article
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Over half of Americans have shed a tear over pizza, while some will go to extreme lengths to get their hands on a slice, a new survey has found.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
Two decades later, parts of the film may seem cheesy or overwrought (especially the soaring Celine Dion ballads), but goddamn it if you won’t be entertained and even shed a tear when the fiddler literally goes down with the ship.
—Kevin Lincoln, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Shed a tear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shed%20a%20tear. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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