cries up

verb

present tense third-person singular of cry up
as in announces
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cries up
  1. announces
  2. cracks up
  3. advertises
  4. blows up
Verb
  • The Social Security Administration usually announces the next year’s COLA in October, after inflation data for July, August and September is finalized.
    — Jason St. Angelo, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • The house, in places, still announces exactly when it was built.
    — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of announces
Verb
  • During one particularly fun moment shared by the LPGA Tour on Instagram, Clark cracks up at Cunningham's energetic approach to the sport — which ended in her accidentally hitting a fan with the ball.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
Definition of cracks up
Verb
  • Who the actress is playing has been kept a total mystery, a rarity for the type of movie that often advertises its villains as much as its heroes.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • And though the natural gas industry advertises gas stoves as being better for cooking, participants in our study preferred their electric stoves.
    — Ashwini Sehgal, The Conversation, 23 July 2026
Definition of advertises
Verb
  • Friday’s announcement blows up Paramount’s original plan to take control of Warner by the end of September.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • Sharma’s unenviable job is to trim the fat before this whole thing blows up.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
Definition of blows up
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“Cries up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cries%20up. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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