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as in to drip
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water weeping through the basement wall
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as in to cry
to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress
the child was weeping over the death of his dog
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Recent Examples of weep
Advertisement After the sentencing, the teens hugged and wept quietly.
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Jacques Billeaud and Anita Snow, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
When Trump was re-elected this year, Mendoza-Sanchez said her youngest daughter wept for hours remembering the deportation.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
Anyone who’s ever seen a clear or yellowish fluid weep or drain from a cut during the healing process has essentially seen this fluid, Geersen says.
—Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
Hot dogs and luncheon meats can weep when frozen because their emulsion becomes broken.8
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—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
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Jacques Billeaud and Anita Snow, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
When Trump was re-elected this year, Mendoza-Sanchez said her youngest daughter wept for hours remembering the deportation.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
Anyone who’s ever seen a clear or yellowish fluid weep or drain from a cut during the healing process has essentially seen this fluid, Geersen says.
—Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
Hot dogs and luncheon meats can weep when frozen because their emulsion becomes broken.8
16.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
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Cinnamon Melts Hotcakes are good and all, but nothing beats a squishy mini cinnamon roll dripping with cream-cheese icing.Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
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Over thousands of years, water dripped below the surface creating an underground water deposit called the Ogallala Aquifer.David Newcomb, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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Critics cried nepotism and lamented Robert F. Kennedy’s lack of qualifications and prior experience.Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2025
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All this recalls the fable of the boy who cried wolf once too often.Steve Forbes, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Pierre’s 12-year-old daughter called 911 at about 3 a.m. Jan. 5 to report her stepdad had a knife and her mom had been stabbed and was bleeding, according to an arrest affidavit.Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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Little things like that bled into the movie from Geoffrey being available to us.Josh Weiss, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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During this time, his nervous pacing was broken by fits of crying and sobbing.Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
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The simple beauty of this tableau leads Emily the ghost to break down sobbing.Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Elsewhere, toxic byproducts created by the fire will seep into the earth and eventually get carried into the watershed by rain, Synolakis told ABC News.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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What’s clear is that autonomy will keep seeping into every nook and cranny of the outdoor work space.Richard Bishop, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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In reality, the lack of water flowing from hydrants highlights a problem within the city’s emergency infrastructure.Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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But the Biden administration concluded that some data of U.S. users would still flow to China and ByteDance would still be able to exert control over TikTok’s operations in the U.S.Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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Tuba, 34, was sweating profusely and seemed agitated during the interview.Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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The blankets felt like they were covered in dew, the walls were sweating, and the ceiling was dripping.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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The dancer, actor, and artist exuded an illuminating energy that radiated throughout the entertainment industry.Essence, Essence, 10 Jan. 2025
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Glen Powell in Giorgio Armani Nobody exuded cool-guy style better than Glen Powell, a best actor nominee for Netflix’s Hit Man.Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Weep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weep. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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