as in urgent
needing immediate attention
a crying need for more activities for young people in this town
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as in sobbing
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 shouting
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
a mother crying for help
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Recent Examples of crying
Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 17 Jan. 2020
Verb
But his crying scene in Ford v Ferrari is one for the ages.
—Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 17 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crying
Adjective
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This research emphasizes the urgent need for stronger safeguards as AI agents become more embedded in business operations.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Trump, in the lead-up to his meeting with Putin, repeatedly stressed the need for an urgent, long-lasting ceasefire in the war.—
Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Hogan died of acute myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack, PEOPLE confirmed on Thursday, July 31.—
Julie Mazziotta,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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His cause of death has been confirmed as acute myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack.—
William Cornwell,
The Conversation,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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When Jenny tried to talk with her mother about the conflict, Alice would often immediately start weeping.—
Rachel Aviv,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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As weeping family members and friends of Lombardo Palacios, 33, and Charlotte Pleytez, 37, looked on, the courtroom exploded in applause.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Dec. 2024
Verb
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And there are people yelling for Dylan to come back.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
26 Dec. 2024
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There are people yelling at the other people to shut up.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Donald Trump had many priorities upon returning to the Presidency, and one of the most pressing was to get Winston Churchill back into the Oval Office.—
Fergus McIntosh,
New Yorker,
6 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps even more pressing: a looming demographic cliff.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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As seen and heard this week at the SEC spring meetings, the whining over that has not ceased.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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That’s okay, no whining (hopefully the cheap shots by Leafs silence the Stolarz criers at least).—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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“Crying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crying. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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