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as in dripped
to flow forth slowly through small openings
water weeping through the basement wall
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as in cried
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 wept
Both of them wept as the conversation circled closer to a resolution.
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Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Rose was given the ball and the first base bag, then wept openly on the shoulder of first base coach and former teammate, Tommy Helms.
—CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Rose was given the ball and the first base bag, then wept openly on the shoulder of first base coach and former teammate, Tommy Helms.
—CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wept
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Mango juice dripped down his arm and pooled at his knobby elbows.Brigid Washington, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2024
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Barrymore yelled as chocolate dripped down her chin.EW.com, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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With 190 members present and protesters to the streets, the country’s parliament passed a resolution to lift martial law – as the political whiplash bled into the markets of Asia’s fourth-largest economy.Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
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Our corporate communications office was across the hall from the executive cafeteria, from which the wonderful fragrance of garlic and simmering sauces bled into the concourse.Ed Garsten, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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At last, the front man for the franchise exuded genuine enthusiasm on the podium and looked comfortable being in charge, showing none of the awkwardness Chicago has suffered through for too many years at Halas Hall.Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 3 Dec. 2024
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Amid the glistening, high-end production, the show exuded a down-to-earth aura — a testament to the unconventional but hugely successful position the 22-year-old singer-songwriter has cultivated for herself in the 2020s pop culture.Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2024
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How Luigi Mangione became a talking point Since Mangione was arrested at an Altoona, Pennsylvania, McDonald’s Monday morning, frustration with the health insurance industry has seeped out on social media and elsewhere in society.Riley Gutiérrez McDermid, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024
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There’s no doubt these larger trends have seeped into the work.Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Wept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wept. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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