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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
Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Please, please, please just give us rice *crying emoji face*.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Flag waving, immigration restriction, and culture-war rallying cries can shore up the MAGA-tech coalition, but more will be needed to achieve lasting success.
—Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
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Verb
In the aftermath, family members of the victim could be seen crying at the scene.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Please, please, please just give us rice *crying emoji face*.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
The Dodgers’ $240-million signing of Kyle Tucker revived anguished cries that the team is ruining baseball.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Flag waving, immigration restriction, and culture-war rallying cries can shore up the MAGA-tech coalition, but more will be needed to achieve lasting success.
—Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cry
Verb
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Children in classrooms across the country fell silent as their teachers wept at the loss of a colleague.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Le started weeping and embraced Ewing, as the parents and students wiped their eyes alongside him.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This letter is my heart and body learning now to sing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Still riding high on the phenomenal global success of her latest album West End Girl, the star performed a medley of three songs, Sleepwalking, Tennis, and, of course, the fan-favorite, Pussy Palace, which prompted the audience to sing along.—
Tina Isaac-Goizé,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Hostile video appears on screen During a presentation, a video of a man shouting anti‑Israeli rhetoric appeared on the screen.—
Erin Jones,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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At some point, members of the crowd also joined in, shouting at the boxers and each other.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Spread over him and shoved him forward, and he was woken by a screech and a howl.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Wolf Moon name dates back to Indigenous and early Anglo-Saxon traditions, inspired by the winter wolves whose howls echoed across cold January nights.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
3 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The call created controversy among fans.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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Back in October, Schemmel received a vanilla, 3-minute phone call from his boss at KOA Radio informing him he’d been laid off as part of iHeartMedia’s massive job cuts around the country.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Instead, it’s funneled into systems that are long on slogans and short on accountability.—
Jennifer Nassour,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Young people, their faces covered by masks, circulated through traffic and on sidewalks, chanting political slogans.—
Davood Moradian,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But her plea never made it to TikTok.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Submitted The post with Tabron's desperate plea for someone brave with a 4-wheel drive vehicle was shared dozens of times.—
Erica Mokay,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The multi-hyphenate posted a video on her Instagram in a pair of relaxed vintage Levi’s that scream cool girl.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
28 Jan. 2026
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Elsewhere, a lounge singer next to a piano has a scream that could knock Grace back.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Cry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cry. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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