cried up

past tense of cry up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cried up
Verb
  • Netflix announced in July that the series is ending following its forthcoming 10th season.
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The Life of a Showgirl (TLOAS) was announced to great excitement across social media in late August.
    Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Are wealth and success all they're cracked up to be?
    Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Season 1 of The Studio was critically acclaimed and nabbed 23 nominations at the 77th Emmy Awards.
    Katherine Schaffstall, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Italian actress Sabrina Impacciatore broke out in the states for her role as hotel manager Valentina in season 2 of HBO’s acclaimed The White Lotus.
    EW.com, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Job postings that mentioned at least one AI skill advertised salaries 28% higher on average than those that listed none, representing roughly $18,000 more per year.
    Dylan Butts Shreya Ghosal, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
  • One watch, advertised as new, was more than 10 years old, deputies say.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When the story broke in the media a few weeks after production shut down, Ansari’s phone blew up.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
  • In 1983, a Hezbollah operative blew up 241 American soldiers and Marines in their barracks next to Beirut International Airport.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Cried up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cried%20up. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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