Synonyms for cry out for
cry out for

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1. cry out for, cry forverb

   need badly or desperately

   "This question cries out for an answer"

   Synonyms:
   cry for

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1. Lois McMaster Bujold, Diplomatic Immunity, 2002:

   The dead cannot cry out for justice; it is a duty of the living to do so for them.

2. Ronald Reagan:

   Parents cry out for help, many through letters to me, but a president can only do so much.

3. Ronald Reagan:

   Parents cry out for help, many through letters to me. For example, I learned about Jonelle Matthews of Greeley, Colorado, who would have celebrated a happy 13th birthday with her family just last month, letters like these touch us deeply, and we've tried our best to help. Last June we opened the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which runs a toll-free hotline and gives other aid as well. But a President can only do so much. So, today I'd like to ask for your help.

4. Amy Klobuchar:

   I believe, if he is seriously considering retirement -- and he has said he would do it based on not only his own health, but also the future of the court -- if this decision doesn't cry out for that, I don't -- I don't know what does.

5. Lois McMaster Bujold:

   The dead cannot cry out for justice it is a duty of the living to do so for them.