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crying

[krahy-ing] / ˈkraɪ ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
weeping
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
demanding attention
Synonyms


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"It's very difficult, it is breaking my heart to wait for something uncertain," 47-year-old Casilao said, crying as she recounted how she slept alone at a local government building overnight Sunday.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

The caption reads: "Results are in and I am cancer-free!" followed by 10 crying emojis.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

"I was just standing in the street crying because I had just been threatened, you know? I didn't know what to do," he told the BBC.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

AFP reporters saw the released fighters -- with shaven-heads and draped in Ukrainian flags -- cheering, crying, embracing one another and waiting to be reunited with their families.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Nobody else is crying, which means I can’t either.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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