hurt (for)

verb

Definition of hurt (for)next
as in to cry (for)

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  1. lack
  2. ask
  3. beg
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  • The Democratic Party lacks a clear direction following President-elect Donald Trump‘s victory, and strategists and focus groups alike have taken note.
    Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The West lacks the political will to remove the Taliban from power for a second time.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of lack
Verb
  • What's New TikTok is making a final push to stay active in the United States, asking the Supreme Court to block a federal law that could effectively ban the social media app unless its parent company, ByteDance, divests its U.S. operations.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of ask
Verb
  • As natural explorers and hunters, indoor cats often beg to go outside.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
  • As a Puck Soup listener pointed out this week, if Pegula only owned the football team, Buffalo fans would be begging him to buy the Sabres too.
    Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of beg
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“Hurt (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurt%20%28for%29. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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