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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
Women and children wept when telling their stories, recalls Nicolene Arcaina, a now-31-year-old lawyer who was named by the ICC as the case manager for the victims.
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Sheila Coronel, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Helen wept quietly, believing her world had come to an end, while Alice, always comfortable with attention, cried more lustily.
—Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026
Some relatives of victims wept as the verdicts were read.
—Jeff Martin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Night after night inside Dilley with hundreds of other families, the grade-schooler wept and pleaded to know why they were being held.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
Night after night inside south Texas’ Dilley Immigration Processing Center with hundreds of other families, the grade-schooler wept and pleaded to know why they were being held.
—ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
Natalia wept and kissed his hand.
—Josh Ireland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
In 2008, Jackson wept as Barack Obama gave a victory speech before a cheering crowd in Grant Park upon being elected president.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
And despite other comments critical of the tone of some of Obama's campaign speeches, Jackson was present at his victory party at Grant Park in Chicago and wept.
—Cheryl Corley, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
Sheila Coronel, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Helen wept quietly, believing her world had come to an end, while Alice, always comfortable with attention, cried more lustily.
—Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026
Some relatives of victims wept as the verdicts were read.
—Jeff Martin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Night after night inside Dilley with hundreds of other families, the grade-schooler wept and pleaded to know why they were being held.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
Night after night inside south Texas’ Dilley Immigration Processing Center with hundreds of other families, the grade-schooler wept and pleaded to know why they were being held.
—ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
Natalia wept and kissed his hand.
—Josh Ireland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
In 2008, Jackson wept as Barack Obama gave a victory speech before a cheering crowd in Grant Park upon being elected president.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
And despite other comments critical of the tone of some of Obama's campaign speeches, Jackson was present at his victory party at Grant Park in Chicago and wept.
—Cheryl Corley, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wept
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If the winds were steady enough, as the water dripped down the icicle, it would be pushed back, causing the ice to accumulate in the back, rather than at the bottom.—
Ray Petelin,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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The strapless gown was designed with a plunging neckline and dripped in tassel-like gems.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
26 Feb. 2026
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My older daughter has cried on and off but seems mostly unburdened in a way that only kids can.—
Nicole Frehsee Mazur,
Rolling Stone,
13 Mar. 2026
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Helen wept quietly, believing her world had come to an end, while Alice, always comfortable with attention, cried more lustily.—
Charlotte Brooks,
Big Think,
13 Mar. 2026
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Those issues bled into the defense and the hustle plays that define winning basketball.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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That, on top of losing days in production due to the weather, meant production bled into the weekends, including Super Bowl Sunday.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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Elena sobbed when her parents told her that the nanny wouldn’t be taking care of her anymore.—
Gerald Witt,
AJC.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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Standing over the memorial that has grown to take up the length of a building, a man in a The North Face jacket sobbed quietly.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The look featured a bustier embroidered with white and gray crystals and black beads, and a peplum waist made of beige, pink, nude, and apricot feathers that flowed into a skirt.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
15 Mar. 2026
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Most of the money has flowed through two political groups aligned with the company, Texas Sands and Texas Defense.—
Philip Jankowski
Austin Bureau,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Woinee Miriam, chef-owner of Taste of Ethiopia Few people in the Austin area welcome diners with the care exuded by Woinee Miriam, who opened the first Taste of Ethiopia with her husband, Solomon Hailu, in Pflugerville in 2009.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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Trump has exuded confidence about the military campaign in brief phone interviews with reporters from Axios, ABC, NBC, CBS, The Atlantic, Fox News and other outlets.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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Moorhead head coach Jon Ammerman said his team displayed incredible character and that doubt never seeped into the psyche of any of the Spuds’ players.—
Andrew Cornelius,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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Pain had seeped into his groin area in early 2025.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Lindgren oozed confidence that it could be done.—
Bill Hancock,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
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The model oozed cool in a skintight catsuit made of black crochet material.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Wept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wept. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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