as in urgent
needing immediate attention
a crying need for more activities for young people in this town
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as in weeping
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as in sobbing
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 shouting
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
a mother crying for help
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Recent Examples of crying
Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 17 Jan. 2020
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But his crying scene in Ford v Ferrari is one for the ages.
—Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 17 Jan. 2020
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Although drought is the most urgent threat, the Northeast is also broadly getting rainier as a result of climate change, because a warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture.Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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And the need for more crew couldn’t be more urgent as Japan’s Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO) revealed that ten projects have already been approved for the country’s new 50% location incentive.Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Taurine supplements offer both acute and long-term health benefits.Jillian Kubala, RD, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
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Markets largely ignored the bad news, as the nonfarm payrolls report flagged acute climate and labor disruptions.Natasha Turak,Matt Clinch, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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Everyone began yelling at her to jump.Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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She was accused of yelling racial slurs and throwing a pillow at a woman in a Roseville store just before Christmas and had been suspended.Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2024
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With the rise of AI, cyber threats caused by phishing and data breaches, make the issue even more pressing.Earl Carr, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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The Bruins soon found themselves with far more pressing worries.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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But the only sound from within was the faint whining of a dog.Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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The soundtrack of this and every summer is my incessant whining to the beat of a whirring fan.Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
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“Crying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crying. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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