cried (for)

verb

past tense of cry (for)
1
as in wailed (for)

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as in clamored (for)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cried (for)
  1. wept
  2. asked
  3. moaned
  4. begged
  5. regretted
Verb
  • Rain fell as families wept beside the coffins, and officers held portraits of their fallen colleagues.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Salman, her mother and even her defense attorneys wept after hearing the verdict.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of wept
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  • Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-SPEAK UP, the Detroit Police Department Homicide Unit at 313-596-2260 or Detroit Rewards TV.
    — Julia Avant, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • One of the North Texans, Pamelia Stanford, was to the point when asked about Talarico’s lead in Tarrant County.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of asked
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  • Coach Arne Slot moaned about VAR but his problems lie much closer to home.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • Critics moaned when the CFP committee picked the Hurricanes over Notre Dame as the last Power 4 entry into the playoffs.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026
Definition of moaned
Verb
  • One day, the lion caught the mouse and was about to kill it when the mouse begged for mercy.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Rian begged Macdara to come with him up the mountain overnight, and to not tell a living soul.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of begged
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  • The Polisario Front and Algeria, meanwhile, regretted the decision not to renew its mandate.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Williams sort of took Sam’s advice about confessing her feelings to Eleanor and almost instantly regretted it, so that could get very messy very quickly.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of regretted
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“Cried (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cried%20%28for%29. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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