as in emotional
given to expressing strong emotion (as sorrow) by readily shedding tears
the more lachrymose mourners at the funeral required a steady supply of tissues
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Recent Examples of lachrymose
Several days after this lachrymose dinner, a carnival-level event delighted Angelenos of either political persuasion.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Puccini later inserted a different, more lachrymose text, one that forecasts her suicide.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
However, Christian Nodal’s intoxicating voice soars high; and his latest EP, México en Mi Voz, is a lachrymose affair.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 15 Sep. 2023
More often, though, the constant backdrop of mortality gives a lachrymose tinge to each of the characters’ intermittent outbursts.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
And all of this is somehow glommed on to the lachrymose story of a grieving parent and a dying world.
—Ron Charles, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2023
As journey’s end approaches, lachrymose thoughts return.
—Robin Swithinbank, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2023
Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Puccini later inserted a different, more lachrymose text, one that forecasts her suicide.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
However, Christian Nodal’s intoxicating voice soars high; and his latest EP, México en Mi Voz, is a lachrymose affair.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 15 Sep. 2023
More often, though, the constant backdrop of mortality gives a lachrymose tinge to each of the characters’ intermittent outbursts.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
And all of this is somehow glommed on to the lachrymose story of a grieving parent and a dying world.
—Ron Charles, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2023
As journey’s end approaches, lachrymose thoughts return.
—Robin Swithinbank, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lachrymose
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People feel abandoned or unprepared, amplifying the emotional toll.John Hope Bryant, TIME, 18 Jan. 2025
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These intelligent and emotional animals have been a part of human culture for centuries—as companions, workers and performers.Scott Travers, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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During the broadcast, the beloved NBC personality was feted with everything from celebrity well-wishes (including Oprah and Jamie Lee Curtis) to tearful moments with her co-stars — and crew.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Hoda Kotb had a tearful sendoff Friday during her last day on Today, the NBC morning news franchise.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.David Mamet, National Review, 11 Aug. 2022
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.Helen Shaw, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
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Well, for comparison’s sake, here’s a timeline of Erivo and Grande’s extremely weepy press tour (part one).Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
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Playing a goldtop Les Paul — the entire night was heavy on Gibsons — Slash coaxed out a series of glistening, at times weepy notes from the instrument before propping the guitar onto his knee and unleashing a blues-rock run for the ages.Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
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The Golden Globes are well underway and the night is already predictably rife with teary speeches, missed cues and plenty of fodder for celebrity social media discourse.Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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The speech offered an underdog story, an extension of the themes in her film The Substance, and, judging from the responses from other actors in the room, including a teary Kathy Bates, may have won her some Oscar-nom support from her fellow peers.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
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Some 12,000 structures — buildings and cars — have been destroyed so far, and with them many tons of property of all levels of sentimental meaning.Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
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The paintings are far from sentimental keepsakes and instead often tell stories of similar loss and tragedy experienced by others, including the children depicted, who sometimes died young, or went on to live troubled lives.The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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Air France regrets this sad event and expresses its sincere condolences.Michael D. Carroll AND Theo Burman, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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But nothing in life is sadder than a reality television person who doesn't know when to retire.Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Lachrymose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lachrymose. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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