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as in to weep
to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress
some kids started to cry even before the doctor had given them their shot
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as in to shout
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
a mother crying for help
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as in shout
a loud vocal expression of strong emotion
a cry of despair arose when the smoke of the bomb blast cleared
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as in call
a natural vocal sound made by an animal
the lonesome cry of a coyote
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as in slogan
an attention-getting word or phrase used to publicize something (as a campaign or product)
"A chance to change America" was the cry on which the candidate was hoping to win the White House
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as in plea
an earnest request
the king was deaf to their cries
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Recent Examples of cry
Sandhya Kambhampati, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
During the first virtual service the Sunday before Christmas, pastor Cecilia Garcia cried.
—Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
For over an hour Monday morning, two men were stranded on a small island on the White River until a bystander heard their cries and called 911, ultimately leading to their safe rescue by the Indianapolis Fire Department.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Dec. 2024
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The night he was sworn into Congress, Kim called his mother who was crying tears of joy.
—Sandhya Kambhampati, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
During the first virtual service the Sunday before Christmas, pastor Cecilia Garcia cried.
—Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
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And lo did a cry of anguish rise from a stretch of Broadway between West 107th and 108th.
—New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
For over an hour Monday morning, two men were stranded on a small island on the White River until a bystander heard their cries and called 911, ultimately leading to their safe rescue by the Indianapolis Fire Department.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Dec. 2024
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In the Miami-Dade criminal justice system, Hollis, with her shouts of asesino and accusatory posts on her barren Facebook page, ranked as big a menace as vicious stalkers and wife-beaters.Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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In her performances, Ado’s shouts and screams richly express the full range of negative emotions, such as anger, sadness, fear, disgust, pity, frustration, and jealousy.Billboard Japan, Billboard, 1 Jan. 2025
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When firefighters received the initial call, they were told the water was about ankle deep inside the Jeep, Shinn said.NWA Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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Anomaly Detection: Advanced ML techniques enable AIOps to detect unusual activity patterns such as unauthorized API calls or unexpected resource usage, providing real-time alerts for potential threats.Venkatadri Marella, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Over the course of two days, Branch gained support online with the slogan #WeBackAGBranch, and people were asked to text their delegates and tell them to vote no on the legislation.Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
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Nevertheless, it-girls from far and wide — and their stylists — flock to her shop for ultra-miniskirts, ultra-specific slogan tees and everything in between.Bailey Richards, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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Bradley Imer struck a plea deal, resulting in probation, with eight of the nine charges dropped.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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As part of the plea deal, Slaton’s two other child endangerment charges, which she had initially also been charged with during her arrest, were dismissed.Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Suddenly, a woman is yanked through a mirror — a moment punctuated by the funniest shriek this side of the Wilhem scream — and the plot is pulled into the ’80s: a critical framing shift that’s never once made explicit.Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
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Break out three giant claps, a dazzling smile and a deafening scream.Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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An excerpt from our conversation is later in this newsletter. ECONOMIC INDICATORS While 2024 was a banner year for the stock market, 2025 is off to a much slower start.Megan Poinski, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Stocks could be in store for another banner year in 2025, according to Deutsche Bank.Brian Evans, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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The three who remain on federal death row have filed appeals and legal challenges to their death sentences, which will need to be resolved before their executions can proceed.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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That is likely due to the exclusion of data for schools with 10 or fewer student test scores for privacy purposes, along with an appeal and reconciliation process that may have been completed after the data was obtained by The Tennessean this summer.Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2024
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The screams eventually reach a crescendo, as video shows the shrieks getting gradually louder and louder until the group stopped.Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
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Seeing the bus, the young woman raised a whistle to her lips and blew, sending a shriek across the steady hum of traffic.Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Cry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cry. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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