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as in to weep
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 to shout
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
a mother crying for help
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as in shout
a loud vocal expression of strong emotion
a cry of despair arose when the smoke of the bomb blast cleared
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as in call
a natural vocal sound made by an animal
the lonesome cry of a coyote
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as in slogan
an attention-getting word or phrase used to publicize something (as a campaign or product)
"A chance to change America" was the cry on which the candidate was hoping to win the White House
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as in plea
an earnest request
the king was deaf to their cries
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Recent Examples of cry
Joern Hackbarth, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Imagine if Claudia got up crying when NeNe said her clit left her body?
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 25 May 2026
Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Richmond had rightly predicted that the cry of the people would be needed to achieve reform.
—Danielle Allen, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
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Verb
When Efficiency Becomes Exposure The analogy of crying wolf explains fatigue.
—Joern Hackbarth, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Imagine if Claudia got up crying when NeNe said her clit left her body?
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 25 May 2026
Noun
And so when the girls of U-46 break a huddle, forgive the limitation of their rallying cry.
—Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Richmond had rightly predicted that the cry of the people would be needed to achieve reform.
—Danielle Allen, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cry
Verb
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Lee audibly choked up during songs, and fans openly wept during the Peart tributes.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
10 June 2026
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Petrescu looked over at Vidineac, who was weeping as the casket was lowered into the ground.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Recorded throughout the book tour for On Morrison—Serpell’s electrifying, critical examination of Morrison’s writing—each episode welcomes listeners into rooms full of readers and discussions of how Morrison made her words sing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Women sang, debated and pitched business ideas ranging from poultry farming to detergent-making.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
Verb
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He was menaced in the English countryside last month by a man shouting at him from 50 yards away, according to British outlet The Telegraph.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2026
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The leads can be overwrought, shouting lines across the stage while the Gothic-style doorways, sharp directional lighting and ooh-ahh practical effects do their complicated dance.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Her presence is heralded not by the sounds of howls, roars or clanking chains, but by the shutting of the door to her study, the scrape of her chair as it is pulled towards her desk, and the clanking of her type-writer keys.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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At that point, a loud drum fill announces itself, snarling electric guitars kick in and McCartney’s trademark howls of old arrive in time for a fairly kick-ass chorus.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Inspired by a true story, this thriller centers around a fast food manager, Sandra (Ann Dowd), who receives a call from a man identifying himself as a police officer claiming to be investigating a potential theft by Becky (Dreama Walker), one of the restaurant’s employees.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
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And on the call there are women creatives, there are male creatives.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Her campaign’s slogan reflected that.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has redefined the department’s public posture around slogans of lethality and aggression while overhauling everything from the military’s chain of command to its integration of artificial intelligence into targeting and battlefield decision-making.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
8 June 2026
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Under the plea agreement, Copeland faces a minimum of 40 years in prison, a dishonorable discharge from the Navy, forfeiture of all pay and a reduction in rank.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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For the Delfonts, who use a tape-recorder to capture this desperate plea, Leonora’s words serve as irrefutable proof that an academic career has failed to compensate for the absence of a husband and child.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Her endless screams and sobs echo back to the agonized wailing of The Mist’s David Drayton, who murdered his child and friends for nothing.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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The episode met with an enthusiastic response from the Taormina audience with squeals of disgust when Aemond seemingly leans into kiss his mother on the lips; as well as cheers, shocked screams and collective gasps as characters fought to the death, sometimes triumphing and sometimes not.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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“Cry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cry. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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