Thesaurus results for CRYING UP

crying up

verb

present participle of cry up

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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What’s more, cracking up triggers chemical changes that prompt the inner lining of blood vessels to dilate and improve blood flow.

— Don Riddell, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Mark Toothaker, a stallion sales manager for Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, was on the couch cracking up with his wife, Malory, about the whiffed field goal and consequential turnover.

— Kelly O'Grady, CBS News, 3 May 2026

Definition of cracking up

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In a major effort over last weekend, the OpenAI team apparently used an internal model to take the result further, blowing up the full Navier-Stokes equations, according to Buckmaster.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026
Your originality can solve the tension without blowing up the plan.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of blowing up

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All four cited Macklemore’s removal in announcing their decisions.

— Anna Tingley, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Altman also told Fortune in an exclusive interview that his company and other leading AI labs may be close to announcing a pact to slow AI development and collectively address the rapidly increasing safety risks.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of announcing

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Voraotsady cooked for friends at her home, then expanded to people in her neighborhood, advertising through flyers and Instagram.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Growing by the day Besides advertising the availability of driver’s licenses, Nexus offered to sell a bevy of other forms of ID.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026

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crying (out)

crying up

cry off

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