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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
In front of a raucous home crowd, Italy held off Georgia for the bronze medal behind a dazzling free skate from Matteo Rizzo, who dropped to his knees on the ice and cried.
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Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Duran looked down at the defense table as the verdict was read while Duprey’s mother, Gretchen Soto, and his partner, Pearl Velez, the mother of his two children, cried in the gallery.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Liam Conejo Ramos, who was born in Ecuador, continued to relive the moments immigration officers appeared and handcuffed his father, Adrián Alexander Conejo Arias, while his mother cried inside the family’s home, Conejo told Telemundo's Julio Vaqueiro on Thursday.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
Three years ago, on the afternoon of May 2, 2022, Desouza had given birth in the bedroom, alone, then watched, without moving, as her newborn son cried, before leaving to take a shower, according to a probable cause affidavit.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
After several chest compressions, Briana startled awake and cried.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
The next front in the revived 2026 budget battle could be back in the City Council, where an aldermanic majority has cried foul over Johnson splitting in half an advance payment to the city’s woefully underfunded public pensions — a major sticking point in last year’s negotiations.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Some of Augustinaite's teammates cried during the reunion as well.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
The many emotions of Monken Over the course of the news conference, Monken laughed, cried and cursed.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Duran looked down at the defense table as the verdict was read while Duprey’s mother, Gretchen Soto, and his partner, Pearl Velez, the mother of his two children, cried in the gallery.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Liam Conejo Ramos, who was born in Ecuador, continued to relive the moments immigration officers appeared and handcuffed his father, Adrián Alexander Conejo Arias, while his mother cried inside the family’s home, Conejo told Telemundo's Julio Vaqueiro on Thursday.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
Three years ago, on the afternoon of May 2, 2022, Desouza had given birth in the bedroom, alone, then watched, without moving, as her newborn son cried, before leaving to take a shower, according to a probable cause affidavit.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
After several chest compressions, Briana startled awake and cried.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
The next front in the revived 2026 budget battle could be back in the City Council, where an aldermanic majority has cried foul over Johnson splitting in half an advance payment to the city’s woefully underfunded public pensions — a major sticking point in last year’s negotiations.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Some of Augustinaite's teammates cried during the reunion as well.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
The many emotions of Monken Over the course of the news conference, Monken laughed, cried and cursed.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cried
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Standing over the memorial that has grown to take up the length of a building, a man in a The North Face jacket sobbed quietly.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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When Gonzales was acquitted, bereaved family members silently sobbed while others were seen holding their faces and wiping tears.—
Matthew J. Friedman,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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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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Witherspoon shouted in the same way Captain America assembles the Avengers.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Footage showed dozens of people being arrested as agitators shouted insults at state patrol officers, tore down yellow police tape and hurled lewd objects at law enforcement.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Outside, victims and supporters wept, hugged and wore yellow ribbons.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Children in classrooms across the country fell silent as their teachers wept at the loss of a colleague.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Court documents show Shadbar, who is white, yelled several derogatory racist and sexist slurs at his neighbors and had regularly harassed the family, including firing blank rounds toward Robertson’s home and throwing an M-80 type of firework over the fence into her yard.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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The two men yelled and cursed at each other before a staffer pulled the Congressman away.—
JoAnn Angelico-Stetson,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Cried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cried. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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