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
  • Sweeney asks in the commercial, posing in denim shorts against a blue sky backdrop, while smiling and playing with her hair.
    Shad Powers, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Feeling understood is comforting, but leadership asks something different from us.
    Jonathan Alpert OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 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
  • Fingal, a more scholarly type, begs to differ.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
  • But Caitlin begs Vix to come to her wedding, to be her maid of honor.
    Peter White, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Defendant regrets his actions Anna Mair, his defense attorney, said her client pleaded guilty to the charges related to the concert plot.
    Philipp Jenne, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Florida resident Cindy Singer was among the claimants who voted for the plan and now regrets it.
    Craig R. McCoy, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The case involves 4th Amendment protection against unreasonable searches.
    Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Whether a case involves a rear-end collision, a slip-and-fall claim, a family petition, or a removal issue, the underlying standard is similar.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Cries (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cries%20%28for%29. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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