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as in to drip
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water weeping through the basement wall
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as in to cry
to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress
the child was weeping over the death of his dog
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Recent Examples of weep
Artemis then returned to the slain Orion and wept over him for hours and hours.
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Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
Billed as a final chapter, the film is short on laughs and its romantic arc fails to convince, said Sight and Sound – but fans loved it, and many wept.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 4 Jan. 2026
Monica continued to plead with an officer and was thrown to the floor as her children wept.
—Carol Guzy, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
Scripture reminds us that even Jesus paused to weep in the face of loss, and today, our community weeps.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
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Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
Billed as a final chapter, the film is short on laughs and its romantic arc fails to convince, said Sight and Sound – but fans loved it, and many wept.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 4 Jan. 2026
Monica continued to plead with an officer and was thrown to the floor as her children wept.
—Carol Guzy, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
Scripture reminds us that even Jesus paused to weep in the face of loss, and today, our community weeps.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weep
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Their advice for homeowners and renters this winter is to disconnect hoses outside, let faucets on exterior walls drip, and keep a space heater on areas prone to freezing.—
Marissa Sulek,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The nautical number incorporated the sea creature, featuring a tie-dye turquoise and green zip-up with organic tendrils dripping from the sleeves, layered over a coordinating racerback.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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Mace's widow, Kayla Brady, and his mother, Debra McCreary, quietly cried.—
DAN MORSE THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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Before therapy, Ciera Belnap’s daughter cried and hid under the bed when family members used a vacuum cleaner.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Jan. 2026
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Instead of a single shot, oral vitamin K would have to be given in multiple doses for weeks early in the baby's life to offer protection from bleeding.—
Dr. Jade Cobern,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Across a 16-0 run that started at the end of the first quarter and bled into the second, senior guard Kiki Rice scored seven points – including a 3-pointer to make it 30-8.—
Benjamin Royer,
Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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But in this version of the photo, Levy Armstrong is pictured sobbing, with visible tears streaming down her cheeks and her mouth open.—
Maggie Harrison Dupré,
Futurism,
22 Jan. 2026
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When Gonzales was acquitted, bereaved family members silently sobbed while others were seen holding their faces and wiping tears.—
Matthew J. Friedman,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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The notion that opioids can pass through breast milk in sufficient quantities to kill a child has also seeped into American courtrooms.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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This began in the 1910s, mainly in the Lake Maracaibo area, and then spread to the east in the Monagas Basin, south of Caracas, where surface seeps of oil occurred.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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This sets a self-regulating Eddington limit, which is, in essence, a speed limit on how fast gas can flow in.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Jan. 2026
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Transparency and clarity — not to mention paying on time — are key to getting the vendor community back on board and the merchandise flowing again to stores.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
23 Jan. 2026
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However, after being sweated in custody for two-plus months and seeking a modicum of clemency for his upcoming legal proceeding, Murphy finally led the authorities to a bus locker in Miami, where the Star of India and a few other jewels from the heist had been stashed.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Ryan Weathers had just finished throwing a bullpen and sweating in a sauna when Peter Bendix, the Marlins’ president of baseball operations, called him on Tuesday.—
Gary Phillips,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Jan. 2026
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Photos which have survived from the time indeed show Argentine players exuding a Latin glamour.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2026
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This is the perfect time of year to slip into an ultra-soft flannel set or select a set that exudes hotel luxury.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Weep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weep. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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