as in urgent
needing immediate attention
a crying need for more activities for young people in this town
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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
Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
Navarro scoffed that her crying was rehearsed.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Chirino’s supporters filed out of the courtroom quickly, with some crying and embracing each other.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
A lot of the crying in the show was not written.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Parents have been taking and sharing photos of a crying, screaming kids sitting on Santa's lap for ages now—but is this tradition more mean or funny?
—Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 28 Nov. 2025
Mark commented with praying, broken heart and crying emojis.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Viviana Gonzalez, a Jerome native and Utah-based immigration attorney, was a state away when her mother video-called her crying.
—Idaho Statesman, 14 Nov. 2025
This might have the Whitesnake faithful crying in the rain.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
Rebecca Schneid, Time, 9 Nov. 2025
At one point during the hearing, Richards pleaded for a tissue and began crying while recalling a particularly abusive event in May.
—Tracy Wright , Christina Dugan Ramirez , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
But where words fail, crying speaks.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
The teenager was crying, hugging his sweatshirt to his face.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
One clip showed a Black woman alone in front of an establishment, crying about the perilous consequences of the benefits pause.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
Ultimately, Lisa ends up alone, crying and sitting out by the water, nearly perfectly re-creating that famous photo of Princess Diana on the diving board.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
But just as Russell finished speaking with his mom, Katie walked through the door crying.
—Addie Costello, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
One mom shared that her son had taught her new signs such as 'bath', 'music' and 'crying'.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
But his crying scene in Ford v Ferrari is one for the ages.
—Noun
No more crying tots – or well-meaning helper elves – tugging on their long white beards and hemlines.
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The man sat in the driver's seat, while the woman sat in the passenger seat, their crying child in the man’s arms.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for crying
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And there is another urgent area requiring our attention.—
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The administration’s enthusiasm to improve America’s health has real, urgent promise.—
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Immediately drop spoonfuls of meringue onto hot pie filling, and carefully spread meringue to cover top completely, spreading to edge of crust to prevent shrinkage or weeping.—
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In another video, posted to X by Haaretz journalist Nir Hasson, a group of children, still in their performance costumes, can be seen weeping and panicking as they are ordered from the building.—
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Bystander video from the shooting scene shows a sobbing woman who says the person shot was her wife.—
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As the cheering faded, she could be heard sobbing, overcome by the frightening moments that had just passed.—
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By the time the group made it into the hallway, Fleeger and Freeman's wife, Joanna, were shouting at each other.—
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Her social media posts hyping Cincinnati and under-the-radar cities last summer went viral with over 1 million views on Instagram and Tiktok, prompting thousands of comments shouting out other secondary cities worth a visit.—
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While these changes will impact the country as a whole, the effect here in Indiana could be particularly acute, environmentalists say.—
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On January 5, less than one week after Tatiana died at just 35 years old of acute myeloid leukemia on December 30, Jack honored her with several moving quotes—including one from Tatiana herself.—
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And since then, his crying and whining have increased.—
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As seen and heard this week at the SEC spring meetings, the whining over that has not ceased.—
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Becca Good can be heard yelling from outside the vehicle.—
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In the video, a man is seen yelling at fellow audience members for being disruptive throughout the show's first act.—
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But while gold's reputation as a store of value remains strong, the question of affordability has become more pressing than ever in today's high-price landscape.—
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Here’s a look at some of the Rebels’ most pressing questions and priorities.—
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“Crying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crying. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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