cry for
phrasal verb
cried for; crying for; cries for
: to need or require (something) very much
This problem is crying for a solution.
The old house is crying for a new coat of paint.
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Despite her cries for help, the suspect grabbed her and took her cell phone.
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Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
The Garden crowd cried for a flagrant foul after Onyeka Okongwu wrapped up Scheierman to stop a fast break, but the officials did not award it.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
If your little one came out with high standards—an old soul that cries for Eames, maybe—this bed will satisfy their craving for a dignified bottom bunk.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 27 Jan. 2026
An $850,000 ecotourism resort in Costa Rica for a study abroad program became a rallying cry for his detractors, and a scathing audit uncovered other questionable decisions.
—Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
The Garden crowd cried for a flagrant foul after Onyeka Okongwu wrapped up Scheierman to stop a fast break, but the officials did not award it.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
If your little one came out with high standards—an old soul that cries for Eames, maybe—this bed will satisfy their craving for a dignified bottom bunk.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 27 Jan. 2026
An $850,000 ecotourism resort in Costa Rica for a study abroad program became a rallying cry for his detractors, and a scathing audit uncovered other questionable decisions.
—Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Cry for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cry%20for. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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