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
  • Lee’s ex-wife, Krista Lee, cradled her daughter Scout as the 16-year-old wept on her mother’s shoulder.
    Catherine McGrath, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement There are paintings, dolls and ceramic figures, each with its own expression — smiling, laughing, smirking, weeping or silently shrieking.
    Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of weep
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  • When asked which Golden Girl would most identify with Sharp, Simard emphatically answered Bea Arthur’s character Dorothy Zbornak without a second thought.
    Emily Burns, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Sadly, the mainstream media hasn’t bothered to ask me any questions about it.
    Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 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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  • With fans begging for the Ngannou vs. Jones bout, Davis speaks on what imaginary hurdles are present that are keeping this fight from occurring.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
  • As the revolt rocked the country, Naila begged her sister to return to Riyadh.
    Salma Abdelaziz, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of beg
Verb
  • Focus on the possibility of growth rather than regret and plan how to work on it.
    Luciana Paulise, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Even parents who only did that some of the time regret it.
    Margot Machol Bisnow, Contributor, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of regret
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  • There also isn't a dry forehead in the studio, as the tough session has left them all moaning and groaning.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Everything seems fine and dandy until nightfall, when Nana spends her evenings crawling around on her hands and knees and moaning.
    James Grebey, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2024
Definition of moan
Verb
  • 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 Dec. 2024.

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