cracked up

past tense of crack up
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of cracked up Growing up in showbiz isn't all it's cracked up to be, at least according to Shaun Cassidy. Edward Segarra, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025 Original castmembers Richard Kline and Priscilla Barnes also cracked up the crowd, reprising their roles as nurse Teri and lovable lech Larry. Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025 Are wealth and success all they're cracked up to be? Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cracked up
Verb
  • Ripa kicked off Wednesday's edition of Live by telling the audience about Gelman's induction into the organization at the New York City ceremony as the studio crowd applauded.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
  • By the end of the speech, some members of the crowd stood and some lightly applauded.
    Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The 6-2, 185-pound senior basketball standout from Atlanta’s Overtime Elite program announced his commitment to the Jayhawks on Sunday afternoon.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Gomez announced that she and Blanco were married through an Instagram post that featured a series of photos and clips from the nuptials.
    Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Zaya held an award while Wade smiled, laughed and hugged his daughter.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Martin laughed this week when asked to approximate the number of hours he’s allocated to this.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • TikTok users have praised Worley for saving Juni, leading to more than 1,600 comments on the TikTok video so far.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Hobbs' approach, which was the result of a complex collaboration between academic experts, state leaders and local stakeholders, has been widely praised.
    Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Somewhere out there, not quite in sight, is a 20-foot-high fiberglass statue of Mercury that once advertised the We Will Rock You musical.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Despite the average passing numbers, Leavitt has been as advertised as a dual threat, rushing for 219 yards and four touchdowns.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Some of the guys smiled and giggled throughout her introduction, which stoked plenty of ire from viewers online.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Two teen-age girls, joining a crowd trailing him, giggled and teared up.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The discovery of major lithium reserves in Germany has been hailed as a step toward lessening Europe’s reliance on the foreign supply of the mineral critical for batteries and the electric vehicle (EV) market.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • In 1997, Vogue Paris hailed the spring haute couture season as the shock that Paris needed in order to jolt it back into its leadership position as the global capital of fashion, at a time when its crown appeared to be slipping.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Roan’s career suddenly blew up in 2024.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Her TikTok about the purple toilet seat quickly blew up.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025

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“Cracked up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cracked%20up. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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