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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
Children in classrooms across the country fell silent as their teachers wept at the loss of a colleague.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Passengers and their accompanying relatives wept openly.
—Davood Moradian, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Mourners wept over the journalists' bodies, which were in body bags and had press vests placed on their chests.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2026
Mourners on Thursday wept over the journalists’ bodies, which were covered in body bags and had press vests placed on their chests.
—Toqa Ezzidin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Littles' mother, Latoya Taylor, wept in court.
—January 21, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Artemis then returned to the slain Orion and wept over him for hours and hours.
—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
Family members wept as Schlanger’s coffin, draped in black velour bearing a gold Star of David, was wheeled into the synagogue.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Passengers and their accompanying relatives wept openly.
—Davood Moradian, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Mourners wept over the journalists' bodies, which were in body bags and had press vests placed on their chests.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2026
Mourners on Thursday wept over the journalists’ bodies, which were covered in body bags and had press vests placed on their chests.
—Toqa Ezzidin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Littles' mother, Latoya Taylor, wept in court.
—January 21, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Artemis then returned to the slain Orion and wept over him for hours and hours.
—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
Family members wept as Schlanger’s coffin, draped in black velour bearing a gold Star of David, was wheeled into the synagogue.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wept
Verb
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Johansson super-sized the radiance with her accessories, showing off a pair of dainty silver dangling earrings that dripped with pearls and diamonds.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
17 Jan. 2026
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While Marlon Wayans and Timothy Simons’s wrists practically dripped with gems, George Clooney went simpler, choosing a stainless steel Seamaster Aqua Terra watch with a bright turquoise dial.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Victims and their supporters cried and hugged in the hallway while wearing yellow ribbons.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Through much of his playing career in Washington with the Wizards, Wall cried openly at public moments of joy and sorrow.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But as the practice evolved, eager writers like Jefferson and John Adams (but not George Washington or James Madison, for instance), gravitated to a richer, sympathy-bearing idiom, which no doubt bled into intimate speech, now lost.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps most disappointing, the lawlessness caused by these policies has bled into sacred spaces of worship.—
Kyler Alvord,
PEOPLE,
25 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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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Capote sobbed on the flight back to New York, tightly clutching Fox’s hand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Much of the work facing backlash flowed through the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency, the state agency tasked with long-term disaster recovery and housing reconstruction programs.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2026
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The primordial soup is considered to have been a near-perfect liquid, which means its quark and gluon contents flowed together as a smooth, frictionless fluid.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Goop founder’s winter-perfect sweater—a $725 piece from her namesake fashion label—exuded a preppy vibe with its pointed collars, slightly boxy silhouette, and open-front V-neck.—
Alyssa Morin,
InStyle,
26 Jan. 2026
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Dragon’s blood refers to the vivid red resin exuded by a handful of plant species when their bark, stems or leaves are damaged.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The noise seeped outside the walls, echoing across the field as their daughter Alice fed her horses.—
Shannon Taggart,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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This should remove the fuel from the spark plug hole that had seeped in during the flooding.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Courtesy of a steady diet of driving-and-dishing, coupled with picturesque back door cuts, the Red Devils oozed confidence in the first eight minutes.—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, Rocky oozed cool beside his better half in black leather jacket with fur trim layered over a crisp white T-shirt.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Wept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wept. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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