Thesaurus results for CRIES UP

cries up

verb

present tense third-person singular of cry up

as in announces

to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively in exchange for his hefty endorsement fee, the basketball player is expected to cry up that brand of sneaker at every opportunity

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The series begins with a prison bus pulling up to a correctional facility in Georgia, where the commander of jail operations, Major Boughner, announces how the 30 participants, 27 men and 3 women, will be divided.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Part of the problem is that friction rarely announces itself as a five-alarm fire.

— Rhodes Kriske, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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But then Anton brings up the idea of Talia and Brooke using him as their sperm donor and Talia fully cracks up.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
During one particularly fun moment shared by the LPGA Tour on Instagram, Clark cracks up at Cunningham's energetic approach to the sport — which ended in her accidentally hitting a fan with the ball.

— Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025

Definition of cracks up

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Novo Nordisk, which makes Wegovy and Ozempic, advertises list prices ranging from $149 per month to $399 per month, depending on the dose.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2026
The billboard along Independence advertises the Charlotte FC soccer team.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026

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The segment ends with Homer suffocating Kodos with a pillow — this after the military blows up the heads of dozens of aliens.

— Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
Trinity's safe world blows up when reports surface that something is killing both demons and Wardens.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

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