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
  • The Army has also not announced an operational deployment date.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Buck and Aikman have been the gold standard for announcing teams during their 25 years together, and breaking them up seems self-destructive.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 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
  • The subsequent furor is about hiding it from the public and about a brazen plea to keep the Democratic Party and three of its candidates from advertising those facts.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The person advertising the dumpster collects money through a payment app and appears to be the provider.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of advertise
Verb
  • Its award-winning and critically acclaimed films reach 300 million people worldwide in 180 countries and 33 languages across the global National Geographic channels and direct-to-consumer platforms Disney+ and Hulu.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The film recently premiered at the New York Film Festival to acclaim and will be released theatrically by Neon on Christmas Day.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of acclaim
Verb
  • And when Wednesday blew up in 2022, Ortega felt profoundly disoriented.
    — Alice Robb, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Neurons are closer to Formula One race cars than to family sedans, burning fuel at a furious rate and threatening to blow up at any moment.
    — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of blow up
Verb
  • Chater doesn’t disagree, particularly as promoting the album has prompted more conversations about the subject.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Abe Flores, deputy director of Create CA, a nonprofit advocacy group that promotes arts education for California students, said the challenges SCUSD cited were not unique to the district.
    — Chaewon Chung Updated October 21, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of promote
Verb
  • In a world where AI and algorithms are trumpeting our extinction on a daily basis, Wildwood kicks the conversation in entirely the other direction.
    — Bridget Arsenault, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026
  • By loudly trumpeting its long-standing sense of style, innovation and heritage of course.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of trumpet
Verb
  • Continue reading ⦠BUDGET CLIFF â California mayor touts cash handouts as cities struggle for permanent tax funds.
    — , FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Russia and Ukraine launched a torrent of aerial strikes overnight that suggested any prospect of peace — touted by the White House — was a long way off.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 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 25 Oct. 2026.

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