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as in sobs
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 shouts
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
a mother crying for help
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as in howls
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 calls
a natural vocal sound made by an animal
the lonesome cry of a coyote
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as in slogans
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 appeals
an earnest request
the king was deaf to their cries
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as in screams
a sudden short emotional utterance
cries of disbelief greeted the announcement of the surprise winner for best picture
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Recent Examples of cries
Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2025
The majority of the action, however, unfolds in a claustrophobic one-shot inside a tent, with our heroes quaking at the whoops and cries surrounding them.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
The viral recording also captured her emotions, screams and cries throughout the intense labor process.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Groggy, the singer almost cries trying to grab a banana to eat.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
The guy even cries a bit after winning, hoping to make his family at home proud.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
To test how adults respond, scientists played 23 different recordings of baby cries to 41 men and women with little to no infant-care experience.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Faustus cries, as demons, closing the deal, prepare to pull him down to the pit.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Milk leaks from the breast when the baby cries, no real thoughts passed between mother and child.
—Ellyn Gaydos
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Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Demonstrations have included cries in support of the shah, something that could bring a death sentence in the past but now underlines the anger fueling the protests that began over Iran’s ailing economy.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Their cries grew louder as the horror unfolded on the recordings.
—CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Feels in solidarity with other rallying cries to push back on systems and ideologies rooted in hierarchy and determining which bodies are deemed enough.
—Caroline Rothstein, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
There are twists and turns, laughs, cries, and jumpscares, and of course an iconic sassy Benoit Blanc monologue.
—Anastasia Sanger, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
The adult cries are easy to ignore, but the screams of each kid slice the air.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
There’s going to be a lot of oohs and aahs and cries and laughs and love.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Women from the village, who were down washing clothes in the river, heard the cries and rallied the community to help, Dumasá said.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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For one, the choice to keep football out of the Canton mall development gets some pushback and publicity, including from a former Cleveland Browns player who cries on the news about it.
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Demonstrations have included cries in support of the shah, something that could bring a death sentence in the past but now underlines the anger fueling the protests that began over Iran’s ailing economy.
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Advertisement One veteran, Matty Roberts visibly sobs.—
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Darcey sobs as Georgi continues to defend himself for not easily opening up to others.—
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In the video, Castela sings these words with a knowing smirk.—
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This brick red shade really sings under this matte top coat.—
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Hilliker shouts as her family applauds them.—
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Eilish shouts from the open window.—
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The year's first full moon is best known as the wolf moon since the howls of wolves were more likely to be heard during winter, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.—
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United Methodist leadership with the bishop’s office preached to students, who welcomed the leaders with excited howls.—
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Inside, a 20-megapixel camera handles video calls and content capture.—
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All calls are toll-free and confidential.—
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Social media footage trickling out of Iran amid a blanket shutdown of internet and telecommunications networks showed hundreds of thousands marching and chanting anti-regime slogans across the country, with graphic scenes of bodies lying in blood.—
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The slogans are really important.—
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Payments will be distributed after the settlements are approved and any appeals are resolved.—
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Both sides also had filed appeals, with DMACC challenging the judge's injunction and Drake arguing that Rose wrongly excluded from her injunction a block D with a bear paw logo, previously used by DMACC in connection with its Bears athletics teams.—
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About his screams to the crowd.—
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Normally, scent voices are mere whispers compared to the screams and angry shouts of humans, but in that section, certain sensitive plant species shrieked incessantly because of their proximity to plants that hindered their growth.—
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“Cries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cries. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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