cries (for)

Definition of cries (for)next
present tense third-person singular of cry (for)
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Verb
  • The Freight House building creaks and moans underfoot, and passing trains produce little more than a subtle hum.
    Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Back in the car, Albert moans and groans while Billie shrieks in panic.
    Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The city asks residents reporting violations to provide the location, date, time and type of activity observed.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
  • In the last few pages of the play, there’s something so powerful in the way Linda asks Willy to come to bed — the knowing and the tiredness and the strength and sadness in it.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Swiss skier Melanie Meillard weeps in the arms of her teammate Janine Schmitt after missing a turn on her slalom run Women’s Team Combined Slalom.
    Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Cannon weeps into an expansive white space that only she and Trish inhabit.
    E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Adonis yells as Gillis begs him to pull over.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 15 May 2026
  • In one of three handwritten letters, Rodriguez-Singh begs state District Judge Julie Lugo, who this week recused herself from the case for a reason that is not clear, for help.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Perhaps Sylvie now regrets her time in Moscow, even the tenor of her politics.
    James Wood, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • There’s a lot Jessi Draper regrets.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • Burberry is a professor of English and an expert in geomythology, a field which involves searching old folk tales, myths and stories for evidence of real geological events.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 May 2026
  • Cariello said Cox also appears to apply in a lawsuit that music publishers filed against the X social network, which involves users uploading music to the platform.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
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“Cries (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cries%20%28for%29. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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