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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
Lee audibly choked up during songs, and fans openly wept during the Peart tributes.
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2026
Hong Kong, Seoul — Kim Jong Un led the celebrations, and players wept with joy, as Asian club soccer’s newest women’s champions toasted a continental conquest that caps a remarkable run for North Korea’s female footballers.
—Andrew McNicol, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
Some of the young students screamed in panic and wept but mostly remained seated and still, preventing any injuries, Cachuela said, adding that a motorcycle was damaged when a shed crumbled to the ground.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
All of us, too sensitive in my favorite ways, skin pulled back from our bones, hugged in a group and wept without words.
—Lindsay Calleran, IndieWire, 4 June 2026
Throughout the press conference, Bradley’s aunt Janet Bradley-Knight, of Florida, and niece, Shakirah Wiggins, of Mississippi, wept.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026
Advocates with Mexican Heritage Plaza, SOMOS Mayfair, and Si Se Puede Collective watched the building burn and wept.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Chase Elliott wept under his sunglasses.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 May 2026
The two women immediately called one another and wept.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 13 May 2026
Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2026
Hong Kong, Seoul — Kim Jong Un led the celebrations, and players wept with joy, as Asian club soccer’s newest women’s champions toasted a continental conquest that caps a remarkable run for North Korea’s female footballers.
—Andrew McNicol, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
Some of the young students screamed in panic and wept but mostly remained seated and still, preventing any injuries, Cachuela said, adding that a motorcycle was damaged when a shed crumbled to the ground.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
All of us, too sensitive in my favorite ways, skin pulled back from our bones, hugged in a group and wept without words.
—Lindsay Calleran, IndieWire, 4 June 2026
Throughout the press conference, Bradley’s aunt Janet Bradley-Knight, of Florida, and niece, Shakirah Wiggins, of Mississippi, wept.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026
Advocates with Mexican Heritage Plaza, SOMOS Mayfair, and Si Se Puede Collective watched the building burn and wept.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Chase Elliott wept under his sunglasses.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 May 2026
The two women immediately called one another and wept.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wept
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The dress’s mermaid-esque skirt dripped in feathers all the way down.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
9 June 2026
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Also featured on the summer menu will be a new Unicorn Cake Pop, featuring vanilla cake mixed with confetti sprinkles, dripped in white chocolate icing and decorated with a unicorn face.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Freeman visibly cried as the victim’s father, along with the slain youth’s longtime girlfriend and younger brother, gave statements, too, the mother said.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
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Savannah Guthrie cried while discussing her return to Today on Jenna & Sheinelle.—
Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
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And now, to MLB's chagrin, this uniform issue has bled over to a not-small chunk of the American public.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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After several dozen arrests throughout the playoffs and violence after Games 3 and 4 in New York that left officers injured and a teen in a coma, police girded for unrest as Saturday bled into Sunday.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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As Pino sobbed and shook, one of his daughters sat next to him, and Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez requested that the jury be removed from the courtroom.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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After the verdict was read, Cyrus' family sobbed and cried in the courtroom gallery, according to the Associated Press.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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Canapés and beverages flowed in abundance.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2026
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The streams occasionally flowed together in a single, mighty river.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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D’Souza, in the signature quarter-zip of the startup tribesmen, exuded the confidence and finesse of someone long adept at raising money.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2026
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Known as a charismatic executive who exuded warmth and had a sparkle in his eyes, Critchell spent his career building some of the world’s most recognizable luxury brands.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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Graffiti from the 1940s and 1950s, however, indicates that students had long left their mark on someone else’s house, but the secret held among the youth never seeped into adult consciousness until the Romans took to the streets.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
14 June 2026
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She would have been floored by the casualness that has seeped into society today, from wearing pajamas on flights to sweatpants to dinner.—
Elliott Harrell,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
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Every bucket, every rebound, every screen oozed difficulty, as if each player was covered in sludge.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
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For 87 days as workers struggled to cap the spill, more than three million barrels of oil oozed into the ocean.—
Jenny Staletovich,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
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“Wept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wept. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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