cry up

verb

Definition of cry upnext
as in to announce
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 cry up
  1. announce
  2. crack up
  3. advertise
  4. acclaim
  5. blow up
  6. promote
  7. trumpet
  8. tout
Verb
  • Delta Airlines also announced a travel waiver allowing customers affected by the ground stop to change their flight at no extra cost.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2026
  • Judge Alyson Lewis handed down the maximum sentence to Kristina Huemann Siedlecki, 26, for the death of her daughter, Jannah Ali Abughazaleh, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday in a news release.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2026
Definition of announce
Verb
  • For Jason Alexander, fame wasn't all it was cracked up to be.
    — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The crowd cracked up in grim commiseration (as a Mets fan, Winter could probably sympathize).
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of crack up
Verb
  • Plus, Soto was as advertised offensively last season, despite two calf injuries.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Look past the popularity label Some Turkish clinics advertise packages combining the procedure with hotel stays and local transportation.
    — Ascend Agency, Sun Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of advertise
Verb
  • While never critically acclaimed, Yes, Dear became a hit with audiences, spending six years on CBS from 2000 to 2006 and an even longer run in syndication.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Rapsody, who picked up her first win in 2025 and was previously nominated here for Laila’s Wisdom in 2018, could also find herself in the final line-up with her ambitious, acclaimed God Gotta Afro & Gold Hoops LP.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of acclaim
Verb
  • The Defense Secretary at the president’s direction are blowing up fishing boats in the middle of oceans.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Stacked with guest appearances by frequent collaborators Future, Young Thug and Rylo Rodriguez, Fresh finds Baby delivering 17 new songs that reassert his position as one of the most gifted mainstream MCs to blow up this decade.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of blow up
Verb
  • Popular iHeartRadio hosts and other social media personalities have been promoting them online as well.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Mendoza had his chance to run the first-team offense Wednesday for the first time since he was promoted.
    — Mark Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of promote
Verb
  • Centrist Democrats are already trumpeting their role in recapturing the House majority.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The executive also trumpeted the company’s legitimacy in all things cinema.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of trumpet
Verb
  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan touted his country's progress on recycling, saying its rate had risen from about 13% in 2017, when the zero waste movement began, to about 40% by the end of 2025.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
  • More than 20 months after Texas A&M announced a 15-year, $515 million multimedia rights partnership with Playfly Sports—touted as the richest of its kind in college athletics history—the underlying agreement remains out of public view.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of tout
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“Cry up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cry%20up. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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