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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The airline said additional cancellations may be announced, and many other airlines were suspending flights into the region through the weekend.—
CARA RUBINSKY,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026 -
Soon, though, Tehran will have to announce a succession plan.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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Here, Lauren Houser, vice president of marketing at cleaning solutions company Zep in Atlanta, Georgia, highlights six common hacks that really aren't all they're cracked up to be.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2026
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The camera cut to O’Leary cracking up in the audience.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
11 Jan. 2026
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Influencers on TikTok and Instagram advertise links through which peptides can be purchased.—
Dominique Mosbergen,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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Kevin Coffey, a travel safety expert and former Los Angeles Police Department detective, questioned some of the for-profit motives of companies advertising evacuation services.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Carlos Alfonzo and Belkis Ayón, who each gained art world acclaim outside of Cuba before dying young, are the dual subject of the latest exhibition at the Museum of Art and Design (MOAD) at Miami Dade College, which is headquartered in the downtown landmark.—
Douglas Markowitz,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Mulier is to wrap an eventful and acclaimed five-year tenure at the Alaïa after his summer show and join Versace in Milan on July 1, as reported.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Araminta expected Sophie to match her energy, to blow up.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
28 Feb. 2026
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Some lawmakers see the influx of cash as a Band-Aid and want an audit to determine why the system blew up.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Iran’s strikes on Gulf cities are a blow to the region’s goal of promoting itself as a financial center that can be a haven of stability.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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The style is often associated with socialist utopian ideas, which were regularly promoted by the buildings’ architects.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
2 Mar. 2026
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Nearly every children’s book in our house trumpeted the same anti-boredom propaganda.—
Daniel Smith,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
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Many companies pivoted away from trumpeting environmental policies as a result.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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As the program marked its first anniversary in January, Hochul, who is up for reelection, joined the MTA in touting the toll's benefits.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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While teasing Season 2 and what’s to come, the series’ creators tout the advantages the audio format offers for thought-provoking science fiction.—
Jordaan Ashley,
Variety,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Cry up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cry%20up. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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