Thesaurus results for CRIED UP

cried up

verb

past tense of cry up

as in announced

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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Lenti Ponsetto, after 18 years leading DePaul athletics—and 42 years overall at the private Big East school—announced her retirement in June 2020, just six weeks after Conviser filed her initial suit in Cook County court.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Trump’s White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced her resignation shortly after the airplane-swap incident.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

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Here, Lauren Houser, vice president of marketing at cleaning solutions company Zep in Atlanta, Georgia, highlights six common hacks that really aren’t all they’re cracked up to be.

— Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2026
Being at the top of your game and winning on the biggest stages isn’t always all it's cracked up to be.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026

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However, other acclaimed Glen Scotia malts, like the 12-Year-Old and 15-Year-Old, are widely available in the US, showcasing the quality of this historic Scottish region.

— Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
For the Moon is Éric Baudelaire’s improvisatory collaboration with kids at the National Institute for Blind Youth in Paris, while Dan Sallitt’s What Can’t Be Mentioned catches up with characters from Sallitt’s acclaimed The Unspeakable Act.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026

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Within urban communities Hoodoo became increasingly commercialized, its ritual material distributed through supply houses, sold in stores, and advertised in the growing African American media.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
The company also advertised heavy promotions for on-property Walt Disney World hotels.

— Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

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The track blew up on social media during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and became Eslabón Armado’s first entry on the Billboard charts.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
But last year, their relationship blew up amid a turf war over CPS employees.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

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