cry (out)

as in to exclaim
to utter with a sudden burst of strong feeling "I can't stand it!" he cried out

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Verb
  • Cohen exclaimed while receiving perhaps the most crucial artifact of early VPR (Jax’s sweater notwithstanding).
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
  • When Damone and Ruby were, eventually, arrested, Damone smugly exclaimed that his lawyers would get him out, but the future was not so rosy for Ruby.
    Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 23 Apr. 2025
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  • Although his team has been shouting into the void for decades, Teatini says that with ever-rising tide levels, those in authority are beginning to acknowledge that the MOSE barrier will work for around 40 years at the most.
    Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
  • Bertie suddenly shouted, quite pleased with himself for managing to get a word out correctly.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 3 May 2025
Verb
  • His Minnesota Timberwolves had roared back from a 10-point deficit to start the fourth quarter and put themselves in position to go up 3-1 in the best-of-seven series.
    Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Violent storms roared through Texas later Tuesday afternoon.
    Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Cry (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cry%20%28out%29. Accessed 9 May. 2025.

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