cry (for)

verb

Definition of cry (for)next
1
as in to grieve (for)

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2
as in to clamor (for)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cry (for)
  1. weep
  2. ask
  3. keen
  4. beg
  5. regret
  6. moan
  7. elegize
Verb
  • The dog owner can be seen bending over and weeping, while her pup stayed close by.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Best Phil sight gag: weeping in response to overhearing Jay say nice things about him.
    Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of weep
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  • Angst-alleviating initiatives include free park-and-ride shuttle service to trailheads and the Sedona Cares Challenge, which asks visitors to agree to nine ways to help preserve Red Rock Country’s natural beauty, like not forging your own trails and packing out your trash.
    Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
  • If the question is asked in a friendly way, most people will answer in the same vein.
    Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of ask
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  • The sport's powerhouse India did not want to host another event, with Zimbabwe - emerging as a destination for major tournaments - and Sri Lanka keen but bypassed for the UAE, a reliable alternative that doubles as headquarters for the sport's governing body.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
  • He’s been lauded for sounding like a vestige of another age — his supple, keening tenor the result of years of apprenticeship to the Pakistani artists Ustad Saami and Farida Khanum.
    Emily Lordi Philip Cheung, New York Times, 10 May 2024
Definition of keen
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  • Whoopi Goldberg begs for it Georgia NAACP president warns against election interference; says voter suppression happening now Joe Rogan endorses Donald Trump, praises Elon Musk: Watch Will Trump or Harris win?
    The Hill, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Finally, as Chairwoman Tanya Lewis said, the tribe wrote letters begging the government for some land.
    Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of beg
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  • The three siblings had initially appointed McMillan and Spicer Jr. to their positions and gave each of them a 10% interest in the company, but Sharon later regretted the decision, sparking the lawsuit.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Only one person has taken her up on the snack, and immediately regretted doing so.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of regret
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  • Warren wrote: Wounded women and children crying and moaning, horribly mangled by the bullets … Two Indian men were killed in the hole … Seven women were killed … and three children, two of them in their mothers’ arms.
    Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The officers try to stand him up, but McAlpin – still moaning – cannot stand.
    Emily Palmer, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of moan
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  • The trope tends to elegize artists who are perceived to be ahead of their time or otherwise inimical to regnant conventions.
    Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 19 July 2021
  • Spielberg h as chosen to elegize the story by romanticizing it, swathing the characters in Norman Rockwell attitudes, a meddlesome symphonic score, and a golden fairy dust that shines through the windows like God's blessing.
    Eliza Berman, Time, 5 Oct. 2017
Definition of elegize
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cry down

cry (for)

crying

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“Cry (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cry%20%28for%29. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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