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Recent Examples of weeper
The weepers, as well as anyone who comes into contact with the Kid, are given a new understanding of the true sorrows and emotions that a heart can hold.
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Emily Temple
may 27, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
The onset of a deep romantic bond proves as terrifying here as the apparent loss of love chronicled in past weepers.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2025
Our front yard swarmed with mourners, some weeping like children, others consoling the weepers, and the rest loudly reciting verses from the Quran, in memoriam to Uncle Usama.
—Mohammed Naseehu Ali, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Their brand was chaos: live shows that were transcendent or tragicomic depending on the drugs involved; albums that interpolated brilliant Stones-adjacent youth anthems and devastating country weepers with slapdash Kiss covers and improvised jams where no one played their actual instrument.
—Elizabeth Nelson, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2023
The track was reasonably dry and occasional weepers weren’t the only problem.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2023
Even if the rain abates, old asphalt is notoriously difficult to dry because of weepers — the moisture that collects under the surface and then seeps through the cracks after a rainfall.
—Greg Beacham, ajc, 26 Feb. 2023
Of course, Fender wasn’t singing about a Xanax habit in his 1975 weeper.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2022
While the title may seem like we’re headed for a weeper, the reality is quite the opposite in this testament to enduring love.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2022
Emily Temple
may 27, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
The onset of a deep romantic bond proves as terrifying here as the apparent loss of love chronicled in past weepers.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2025
Our front yard swarmed with mourners, some weeping like children, others consoling the weepers, and the rest loudly reciting verses from the Quran, in memoriam to Uncle Usama.
—Mohammed Naseehu Ali, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Their brand was chaos: live shows that were transcendent or tragicomic depending on the drugs involved; albums that interpolated brilliant Stones-adjacent youth anthems and devastating country weepers with slapdash Kiss covers and improvised jams where no one played their actual instrument.
—Elizabeth Nelson, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2023
The track was reasonably dry and occasional weepers weren’t the only problem.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2023
Even if the rain abates, old asphalt is notoriously difficult to dry because of weepers — the moisture that collects under the surface and then seeps through the cracks after a rainfall.
—Greg Beacham, ajc, 26 Feb. 2023
Of course, Fender wasn’t singing about a Xanax habit in his 1975 weeper.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2022
While the title may seem like we’re headed for a weeper, the reality is quite the opposite in this testament to enduring love.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weeper
Noun
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From some angles in videos of this screamer, Bright seems to have thumped her pass into the no-man’s land of Spurs’ defence.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Despite that security, Forest remain keen to agree a longer-term deal with Aina making 30 Premier League starts this season and scoring two goals — including a screamer of a strike in the 3-0 win over West Ham at the City Ground last November.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Noun
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This is the gold star of silent crybabies, heaped high with silent scorn, disapproval and frustration, all at once.—
John Bowe, Contributor,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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The ‘crybaby’ gesture was recalled by Madrid supporters when Mallorca lost last season’s Copa del Rey final on penalties to Bilbao’s Athletic Club and a disappointed Maffeo was in tears afterwards.—
Dermot Corrigan,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Weeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weeper. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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