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as in breakdown
a mental or nervous collapse
a crack-up required him to take a year off from work
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2
as in collision
the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact
two people were injured in a serious crack-up on the interstate
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as in to praise
to declare enthusiastic approval of
that sports car isn't all it's cracked up to be
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as in to blow 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 to laugh
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 crack-up
Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
And all the better to make his crack-up that much more disorienting and unsettling.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2023
EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
But according to two dating experts, the tea on the Tea app may not be all it’s cracked up to be.
—Essence, 12 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The prevailing explanation for the Ordovician Impact Spike had long been that a large body in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter broke up as a result of a collision and the debris from that crack-up eventually found its way to Earth.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
And all the better to make his crack-up that much more disorienting and unsettling.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2023
Verb
Apa and Cline are both cracking up now as Apa drops one more bomb.
—EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
But according to two dating experts, the tea on the Tea app may not be all it’s cracked up to be.
—Essence, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crack-up
Noun
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The company has attributed much of its spending to efforts to expand its Angel Guild membership base, though detailed breakdowns of marketing costs are not publicly available.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
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To read the full breakdown and in-depth reporting by education reporter Rachel Wegner, follow the link here.—
Rosalind Bowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The collision of these two worlds has presented problems for both Brady and the league.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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With every collision, more space debris is generated, and the likelihood of further collisions increases exponentially.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Johnson praised the president’s campaign advising Salvadorans on how to stay healthy during COVID-19.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Dean and Dan Caten recalled meeting Armani during many summer holidays throughout the Mediterranean and also praised his generosity toward them and young designers.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The videos blew up on social media, with many comparing the young Ella to the classic TV show character Michelle Tanner from Full House.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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There was the challenge spit take, and then back at camp she unfortunately got caught on camera blowing up chunks.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The audience laughed, then a few hours later, its minds and anxieties provoked, spilled out into the warm September air a little heavier for the wear.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
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Potter was able to laugh about it at a press conference on Friday, a pointless briefing given he was sacked the following morning.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The lawsuit states that the crash could have been prevented if the Army and FAA had done what they were supposed to and had the FAA not created an environment which allowed certain conditions to exist in the Reagan National airspace.—
Ayesha Ali,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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Changes since the collision This summer, the NTSB held three days of hearings to investigate the probable cause of the crash.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Finally, Berners-Lee stood, maestro-like, from the keyboard, turning to applaud each quadrant of the roaring crowd.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Tech Oversight, an AI oversight advocacy organization that set its sights on the California Legislature earlier this year, applauded Wiener and Newsom for supporting SB 53 despite Big Tech’s objections.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The college did not advertise the underlying purpose of the land transfer ahead of Tuesday’s vote, posting only a vague agenda describing plans to convey unnamed property to Florida’s Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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Attorneys argued Glendale's rules were overly broad and discriminatorily enforced against impoverished panhandlers, and should have applied equally to high school sports teams holding signs advertising a car wash, or Girl Scouts selling cookies, attorneys said.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Crack-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crack-up. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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