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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On Saturday afternoon, CPAC announced the results of a straw poll of attendees.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
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The Raiders’ valuation has soared to nearly eight billion dollars, largely owing to high stadium revenues; earlier this year, Clark County, home to Las Vegas, announced school-budget cuts.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Is tofu all it's cracked up to be?—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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Padilla and Gosling were a teacher and principal in another sketch reading passed notes out loud that, according to text on screen, were swapped out since rehearsal, causing both to crack up uncontrollably.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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And yet when Vanderbilt administrators advertised that their email had been written with the assistance of ChatGPT, students and faculty pushed back.—
Emily Hodgson Anderson,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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Some online lenders advertise same-day funding, but that usually means applying early in the morning, getting approved quickly and having an account at a bank that processes transfers fast.—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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David George Haskell is a biologist acclaimed for his lyrical explorations of the living world.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Mar. 2026
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Currently, the group runs 18 restaurants across the city—some Michelin-acclaimed.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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From crowd favorite cinnamon rolls and biscuits and gravy, it may have been blown up for its shrine of 1950s nostalgia, but customers stay for the consistently good southern food.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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What about destroying the stockpile by blowing up the canisters?—
Sheena Samu,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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As technology has evolved, car shows have also become a stage to debut and promote emerging forms of transportation.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Several of her Instagram posts also included hashtags promoting Swift’s album.—
Joe Kottke,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
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Its personal significance is trumpeted by the fact that Haghighi plays one of the two lead roles, a man named Kaveh who is being driven by a woman, Leila (Taraneh Alidoosti), to a remote, wintry mountain region.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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To trumpet the return, the network has brought on some big names, including Bob Costas, Clayton Kershaw and Toronto native Joey Votto.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz said robots could give ultrasounds to women and touted how AI avatars could help.—
Lauren Weber,
Washington Post,
24 Mar. 2026
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Nuclear propulsion has long been touted as the solution to this problem, but it has never been proven to work in a mission.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Cry up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cry%20up. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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