cracks up

present tense third-person singular of crack up
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cracks up
Verb
  • But there are clearly no hard feelings, as the three actresses hug and marvel while the crowd applauds.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Both get up and the winner raises the arm of the loser and applauds him briefly in a sign of respect.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • During Christmas dinner, Martha (72) announces her separation after discovering her husband’s affair with her best friend, upending the holiday as her children and their partners confront their own romantic issues.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Overcome with fury, the King announces his plan to slaughter anyone who was complicit, including his own grandmother.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In response, the Marvel star just laughs.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Jones laughs instead of screams.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Michael Kors loves Ethan’s final gown, and Law praises him for being a real storyteller.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
  • SpaceX Kemp generally praises SpaceX for leading the way with iterative design and founder Elon Musk's willingness to fail publicly in order to move fast.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The men are gruff union steel workers with calloused hands and traditional names like Gino and Adelmo, but since our family hails from Northern Italy, everyone has blue eyes and fair hair.
    Rachel Linden, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Wilson hails from a comedy background and is an alumnus of the Groundling Theatre.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Eric Fisher chuckles over the phone at the mention of the two World Championship finals.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • With each successive exchange, the replying chorus added another member, until the air was filled with a continuous melody of bugles, grunts, cow/calf calls, whistles and chuckles.
    Jim Tschetter, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The new $106 million Nike man totally blows up a Titans run to start the game.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
  • But if this blows up in Utah’s face in two or three years … oy.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Sobs and screams split the air.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Visitors report hearing faint voices and screams when inside the room.
    Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Cracks up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cracks%20up. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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