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as in sad
causing unhappiness
a teary ending to what had been up to that point a lighthearted movie
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as in tearful
given to expressing strong emotion (as sorrow) by readily shedding tears
he's one of those teary drunks who sees fit to bore the other bar patrons with his sad stories
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Recent Examples of teary
Fellow nominee Sabrina Carpenter looked teary eyed when the camera panned to her following Roan’s speech.
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Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
Brat is a party album that functions year-round for clubbing teenagers and teary moms-to-be alike.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2025
Afterwards, visibly moved and teary Lopez took the stage with Condon and Tonatiuh to chat with festival head Eugene Hernandez.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
Despite a teary speech from the Doctor, the Silurian dies.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
Brat is a party album that functions year-round for clubbing teenagers and teary moms-to-be alike.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2025
Afterwards, visibly moved and teary Lopez took the stage with Condon and Tonatiuh to chat with festival head Eugene Hernandez.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
Despite a teary speech from the Doctor, the Silurian dies.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teary
Adjective
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Oklahoma represents the sad conclusion of the Trail of Tears, and Tulsa serves as the meeting point for tribal nations—the Osage, Muscogee, and Cherokee.—
Nicholas Lalla,
WIRED,
4 Mar. 2025
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Police sad officers began providing aid to Mitchell, but medics later pronounced him dead at the scene.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacramento Bee,
4 Mar. 2025
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Riding high off a tearful speech at the Golden Globes, where the film won Best Musical or Comedy, Gascón was an Oscars front-runner until a cascade of hateful past social media posts resurfaced.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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While accepting her first Oscar for best supporting actress for her role in Emilia Pérez, a tearful Zoe Saldaña talked about her family, many of whom were in the room at the Dolby.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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That depressing fact gets reiterated many times, without much variation or additional insight, during Running Point’s 10-episode season.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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In this new techno-dating reality, the number of fights sparked by clothes being left on the floor would dramatically decrease, instead being replaced by not-at-all depressing scenes of men standing alone in their apartments talking to a speaker.—
Nic Juarez,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Examine your emotional reactions One of the hallmarks of misinformation is its ability to provoke strong emotional responses, whether outrage, fear or validation.—
Seth Ashley,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
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That final act also sets the scene for an emotional catharsis of sorts that attempts to wring tears out of the audience, with an aggressive assist from Alan Silvestri’s hard-working score.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This is pathetic, as Russia would do everything in their power to interfere in that election.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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This character is just like me – funny and sad, tragic, pathetic and brave, emotionally available but all over the place.—
Stuart Miller,
Orange County Register,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Zoe Saldaña got weepy and impassioned in an acceptance speech that honored her immigrant parents as well as her Dominican heritage.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
3 Mar. 2025
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Pop stars have to possess at least a few chameleonic tendencies—quickly snapping from thrill-ride energy shots to weepy ballads demands a willingness to switch things up, at least in terms of mood.—
Maura Johnston,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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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Several days after this lachrymose dinner, a carnival-level event delighted Angelenos of either political persuasion.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2024
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Puccini later inserted a different, more lachrymose text, one that forecasts her suicide.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
23 Oct. 2023
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“Teary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teary. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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