as in cracking up
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 height difference between the dogs left people cracking up.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025 -
Apa and Cline are both cracking up now as Apa drops one more bomb.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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There was the challenge spit take, and then back at camp she unfortunately got caught on camera blowing up chunks.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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After three seasons of blowing up the patriarchy from the inside, the women finally get their seat at the table.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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In a statement announcing a budget deal, however, Brinks mentioned roads, along with education and health care, as a funding priority.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The soon to be mother of four has been busy promoting her sophomore album, announcing a tour and hosting a string of meet and greets across the country.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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In May 2024, Naussany Investments started advertising a foreclosure sale for Graceland, prompting Keough to file a lawsuit of her own, claiming the loan documents were fake.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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Instead of having street-level storefronts and public signage advertising their shop, many artists work in studios hidden on the higher floors of buildings.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Crying up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crying%20up. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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