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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
Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Brian tells Parisa to zip it The night before the rose ceremony, night-vision cameras rolled while Parisa cried in bed to Brian about their relationship.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 July 2025
The goal inspired an unleashing, a guttural cry into the blackness overhead from the sea of red and green behind Belgium’s goal.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 12 July 2025
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Verb
That’s when Caylor and others saw that there was a crying baby – who looked to be a toddler – improperly secured in a car seat facing the wrong way.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Brian tells Parisa to zip it The night before the rose ceremony, night-vision cameras rolled while Parisa cried in bed to Brian about their relationship.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
White’s film was already one of the year’s best documentaries, the kind of film that made this critic and writer cry within its first five minutes, but never feels cheesy or manipulative or weepy for the hell of it.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 July 2025
The goal inspired an unleashing, a guttural cry into the blackness overhead from the sea of red and green behind Belgium’s goal.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cry
Noun
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Plamondon gave a shout out to pinot grigio from Friuli, viognier and riesling in multiple styles and climates.—
Devin Parr,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The announcement meant India had joined the short list of countries to have visited the Moon, and the applause and shouts of joy that followed signified that this achievement wasn’t just a scientific one, but a cultural one.—
Tony Milligan,
Space.com,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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With the help of their on-shore team, replicas of the onboard meals are sent to celebrity guests, who then join the brothers on a video call for humorous and, at times profound, conversations.—
Quinta Thomson,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Disney will hold its quarterly earnings call with analysts on Wednesday.—
Dan Shanoff,
New York Times,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For example, a sales executive presenting to a technical team might use more precise data and fewer marketing slogans.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Millions of dollars are reportedly being spent on posters, rallies, promotional merchandise and anti-U.S. slogans.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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As part of the plea agreement, Yager completed 40 hours of community service and DUI school.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
11 Aug. 2025
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The Abraham Lincoln High School standout drafted by the Portland Trailblazers in 2004 is scheduled to begin a 6-month sentence Tuesday after allegedly failing to satisfy the terms of a plea agreement for his part in a healthcare fraud case, according to TMZ.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The scream, the adults in the living room knocking over chairs and flying towards the terrace, Mr. Tiago and the boy’s father diving in with their clothes on and everything, the women standing at the pool’s edge in panic, crying.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
6 Aug. 2025
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On an unseasonably cool August evening with scattered rain clouds in the area, the screams of several dozen people would soon fill the air near the banks of the Missouri River.—
Dominick Williams
August 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 Aug. 2025
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The actor will join Henry Cavill and Russell Crowe in the action fantasy, which hails from Amazon MGM’s United Artists banner and is slated to get a theatrical release.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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Some marched with dark banners bearing the names of Nawar, Sara and others killed this year.—
Ladan Anoushfar,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In early July, Ocean City and Worcester County jointly filed two legal appeals against US Wind’s air permit, claiming that the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), a state agency, issued the permit without following proper procedures.—
Anna Broughel,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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On a morning analyst call, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav talked about pulling back on library content licensing to rival streamers to focus on HBO Max and its consumer appeal.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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After a brief chat with the other players in my group, we are whisked down stairs and along corridors – whose décor is akin to that found in a Scottish castle – passing doors from which come shrieks of denunciation and denial.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
4 Aug. 2025
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In one particularly raw moment, a woman studying the photographs let out a sudden shriek.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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“Cry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cry. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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