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as in to weep
to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress
some kids started to cry even before the doctor had given them their shot
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as in to shout
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
a mother crying for help
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as in shout
a loud vocal expression of strong emotion
a cry of despair arose when the smoke of the bomb blast cleared
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as in call
a natural vocal sound made by an animal
the lonesome cry of a coyote
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as in slogan
an attention-getting word or phrase used to publicize something (as a campaign or product)
"A chance to change America" was the cry on which the candidate was hoping to win the White House
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as in plea
an earnest request
the king was deaf to their cries
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Recent Examples of cry
Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2025
However, her cries and please only led to Tate hitting her harder.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2025
Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025
An abolitionist rallying cry As the critique embodied in the phrase progressed beyond religious and partisan conflict, it became increasingly used in the context of ethics and social reform.
—Margie Burns, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
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Verb
As for her favorite album to cry to, Eilish selected Sufjan Stevens’ Carrie & Lowell.
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Sure, Lily has boundary issues, but her life story makes her would-be therapist in training cry (and seek her own psychiatric help) after just one session.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for cry
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In one photograph, Basora-Gonzalez is shown handcuffed and weeping in a public parking lot.—
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For the first time in 48 seasons of Survivor, Jeff Probst wept some tears about the connection that was happening on the beach.—
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Relatives and friends sing dozens of traditional songs, and special dancers accompany her at appropriate times.—
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The two groups yelled at each other while the Christians also sang and called on Grotto members to accept Jesus.—
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Players swig from beer cans and shout old-timey sayings at one another.—
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The proud dad even shared John’s grades, showing screenshots of his 100% test scores in business law while shouting out Hill for their son’s scholastic success.—
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That process was shrouded in secrecy — and the final calls were made by FIFA president Gianni Infantino and a very small circle of the organisation’s most senior executives.—
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At one point during the call, Corley landed an invitation to Rodgers' New Jersey mansion during training camp.—
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Outside the little green brick building hangs the sign with the restaurant's slogan: Automatic For The People.—
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The slogan has become embedded in the Royals’ ethos (and has even made its way onto T-shirts).—
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In a plea agreement with the state, Banks, who is 38, on Friday pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of failure to report a felony and was sentenced by Judge Steven Jumes to two years of deferred probation.—
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Stephens has yet to enter a plea to any of the charges and his public defender did not respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.—
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As for you: keep an ear out for genuine screams and excessive silence.—
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The truth is, sure—the odd primal scream or rage run probably isn’t gonna hurt ya.—
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Further footage obtained by Fox News Digital shows a sobbing LaPlaca in a holding cell consenting to a breathalyzer test, but demanding at the same time that an officer call the township's Chief of Police Anthony Nippins.—
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One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor.—
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“Cry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cry. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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