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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Ryan Murphy has announced the main cast of the upcoming 13th season of American Horror Story, which will feature Ariana Grande making her debut on the show alongside series regulars such as Evan Peters and Emma Roberts.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
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The Jamaican government announced that a consortium of international organizations, including charities like Mercy Corps and Haiti Air Ambulance, with expertise in disaster relief and recovery, have arrived in the country and are working with the Jamaica Defense Force.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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The two of us crack up, that this is where Jesus Land has taken her, having this conversation with someone so near her kids’ age.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Viewer Reactions The TikTok video left viewers cracking up, and as of Tuesday, the clip had amassed over 526,000 views and 48,600 views.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Under the current rules, the city starts by publicly advertising the sale of a non-waterfront property.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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While sports betting is now associated with major businesses that openly advertise, back then it was often seen as shady, with connections to organized crime.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Although the books, like Ferrante’s earlier work, were critically acclaimed in the original Italian, editors elsewhere were skeptical that their readers would be interested.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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Copson is most widely acclaimed for his theatrical installations, which fuse lasers, sculptures, and sound.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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Creswell has spent decades trying to understand the blind fury that would drive someone to blow up strangers.—
John Archibald,
New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2025
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Kate initially split from Williams in November 2023 but the couple quietly got back together a few months later, after love triangle drama involving another influencer, Sophia LaCorte, blew up online.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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In 2019, Microsoft viewed the partnership and investment in OpenAI partly as a way to gain a foothold in AI and to help promote Azure’s AI capabilities.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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Plus, your purchase also supports the brand’s sustainable cotton sourcing initiative that promotes betting farming practices and protects the environment for extra peace of mind.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Oct. 2025
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Trump has been happy to trumpet sales of Boeing jets to other countries since returning to office, including from Qatar and Uzbekistan.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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The conflict over the road was trumpeted as the motive in the press.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2025
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Nevertheless, Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, touted the decrease in fuel costs, with the national average flirting with the $3-per-gallon price point.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
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On the company’s earnings call, CEO Andy Jassy noted the ad revenue growth, specifically touting the company’s sports efforts.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Cry up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cry%20up. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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