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as in dripped
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water weeping through the basement wall
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as in cried
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 wept
Back home in Lansing, Latavia and the children huddled together and wept.
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Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
His mother quietly wept at times as the other parents described their grief.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Combs wept and held his head in his hands as each of his children walked up to a podium to deliver brief testimonials on his behalf.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
Earlier, Combs wept as his defense lawyers played a video in court portraying his family life, career and philanthropy.
—Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Doctorow admired Berners-Lee—both had wept at Aaron Swartz’s funeral.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
People prayed and wept, remembering Kirk as a proud family man and Christian.
—Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Adelson, 75, cried out when the first guilty verdict was read and wept as the other verdicts came in.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Adding to the waterworks, Kerr also wept as the credits rolled.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Sep. 2025
Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
His mother quietly wept at times as the other parents described their grief.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Combs wept and held his head in his hands as each of his children walked up to a podium to deliver brief testimonials on his behalf.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
Earlier, Combs wept as his defense lawyers played a video in court portraying his family life, career and philanthropy.
—Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Doctorow admired Berners-Lee—both had wept at Aaron Swartz’s funeral.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
People prayed and wept, remembering Kirk as a proud family man and Christian.
—Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Adelson, 75, cried out when the first guilty verdict was read and wept as the other verdicts came in.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Adding to the waterworks, Kerr also wept as the credits rolled.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wept
Verb
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Streams of sweat dripped from my wig down my back.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
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To prevent the chicken fingers from getting gummy, make sure all excess batter has dripped off before transferring the chicken to the breadcrumbs.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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My children cried themselves to sleep.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Across the room, Owens’ family cried with emotion.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Marta’s brothers sobbed with the desperation of years, with childish anguish.—
Mariana Enriquez
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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At one point during the celebrations, Bronze sat on the pitch, put her hand over her mouth and sobbed.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And the Volatility Index , whose surge to around 25 appeared a bit overdone for a mere 3% dip, has now bled lower toward 18, stranding a lot of hedgers and bearish speculators with expensive downside protection.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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The headlines bled trauma — shootout at social services and no suspects yet in the Pimlico Five executions and grocers in city county cited for food stamp violations.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Specialty cocktails flowed throughout the night, while Unfortunate Portrait created live custom sketches, bringing a playful touch.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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In the past two years, historic droughts have left wide dry patches where deep channels once flowed.—
Isa Cardona,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For the event, which raises money for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Gomez exuded old Hollywood elegance in a glamorous black gown featuring sparkly embellishments.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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That truth exuded from every word Browning spoke into the microphone.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Eventually, some intelligence seeped out.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Bradley’s discipline issues have seeped into his international appearances, too.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The disappointment oozed like a leaking tire, silent and steady.—
Devon O’Neil,
Outside,
15 Oct. 2025
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In the hall, the sonic variety eventually oozed together into a brown mass.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Wept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wept. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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