1
as in applauding
to declare enthusiastic approval of
that sports car isn't all it's cracked up to be
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2
as in crying up
to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively
the movie is being cracked up as the blockbuster of the summer
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as in laughing
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
try not to crack up at your own punch lines—it's funnier if you keep a straight face
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Recent Examples of cracking up
Mark Toothaker, a stallion sales manager for Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, was on the couch cracking up with his wife, Malory, about the whiffed field goal and consequential turnover.
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Kelly O'Grady,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
The dogs were confused, not sure whether to attack or run for cover, and Susan was cracking up.
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Sid Evans,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2026
The camera cut to O’Leary cracking up in the audience.
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Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
11 Jan. 2026
Winner This week's winner left us cracking up with his acting skills.
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Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Dec. 2025
Kathy — who has earned an enormous fan base thanks to her honesty and lack of pretense on the Bravo reality series — had the crowd at the Caesars Forum convention center cracking up from the moment the panel began.
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Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
15 Nov. 2025
The woods may be overrun, this year, with cabins in the woods capable of cracking up couples by laying all their faults bare.
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Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Nov. 2025
Later, as the film plays, the crowd bursts intermittently into laughter, cracking up at the clown-car quality of everyone piling into the van for the first time.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 2025
The surprisingly funny duo kept social media fans cracking up, but after about a year, their relationship quietly ended.
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Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
29 Sep. 2025
Kelly O'Grady,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
The dogs were confused, not sure whether to attack or run for cover, and Susan was cracking up.
—
Sid Evans,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2026
The camera cut to O’Leary cracking up in the audience.
—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
11 Jan. 2026
Winner This week's winner left us cracking up with his acting skills.
—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Dec. 2025
Kathy — who has earned an enormous fan base thanks to her honesty and lack of pretense on the Bravo reality series — had the crowd at the Caesars Forum convention center cracking up from the moment the panel began.
—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
15 Nov. 2025
The woods may be overrun, this year, with cabins in the woods capable of cracking up couples by laying all their faults bare.
—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Nov. 2025
Later, as the film plays, the crowd bursts intermittently into laughter, cracking up at the clown-car quality of everyone piling into the van for the first time.
—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 2025
The surprisingly funny duo kept social media fans cracking up, but after about a year, their relationship quietly ended.
—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cracking up
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Most players who have toiled in the minor league system debut in front of applauding friends and family.
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The sea of yellow applauding the efforts of the dejected Brazilian players who milled about, seemingly unwilling to accept that a match that took so long to really get going was over so quickly.
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Within hours the WhatsApp group to organize the female founders was blowing up with critiques.
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Ripley was honored for a heroic effort to halt the advance of North Vietnamese forces by blowing up a crucial bridge in 1972.
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There are companies creating life-like avatars that can fill in for you in virtual meetings, nodding at the right time and laughing when someone tells a joke.
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On April 24, 2022, the model shared a cute candid of themselves on Instagram, leaning into one another and laughing.
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The social media buzz escalated, with hundreds of accounts weighing in on the issue, many of which lambasted Sullivan and USA Fencing while praising Turner.
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Magazine, praising Swift's ability to handle intense public scrutiny.
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On Friday night, after the couple tied the knot, a brief release went out — with no photos — announcing Dior Couture by Jonathan Anderson as the choice for both Swift and Kelce.
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Fujimori thanked her supporters in a post on X announcing the conclusion of the election.
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On a recent afternoon outside the temple in central Kerala, Raman stood motionless as two children played, giggling and hugging its trunk.
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Donna and Swift were seen hugging and giggling in their suite at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium alongside the singer's A-list pals.
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Those same issues have ships and planes on high alert in the Middle East, and the ongoing conflict across the region is causing havoc for civilian applications like ride-hailing and food delivery.
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Kwok | Bloomberg | Getty An Indonesian corruption court on Tuesday sentenced former Education Minister Nadiem Makarim, a co-founder of ride- hailing and payments giant Gojek, to 10 years in prison for corruption.
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Several trucks advertising local political candidates drove by, handing out candy and campaign paraphernalia, while others celebrated local sports clubs and community groups.
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That distinction reveals something important about why this partnership continues to outperform, as Ralph Lauren is not simply advertising around Wimbledon.
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“Cracking up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cracking%20up. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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