as in to crack up
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Sunny got her famous father to crack up during her cameo on a Brooklyn, New York, taping of Jimmy Kimmel Live!—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026 -
Grace’s life starts to crack up and fall apart, and that is, of course, part of the adventure of being young and irresponsible.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2026
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Cherry climbed onto the chair, clapping.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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Beaming from ear to ear, he was seen clapping before then removing his cap to salute Johnson during her interview.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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The away fans rose to salute their team with warm applause and chants of support.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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But in the following match against Australia and the subsequent match that led to their elimination, the team sang along and saluted during the national anthem.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Parry applauded the decision by Deputy Judge Sarah Clarke to dismiss Mitch Winehouse's claim that the two were not entitled to sell the items and did so without his knowledge.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Chevron, on the other hand, applauded the Supreme Court’s decision, saying the claims are related to work that the companies did under federal supervision.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Drivers heading back to their villages along coastal highways cheered each other, flashed victory signs and exchanged blessings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Johnson waved to the cheering spectators who lined her eight-vehicle motorcade route from a railway station.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2026
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In the decades after the war, Japanese Americans would be hailed as a model minority for their resilience and peaceful reintegration into American life.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Every year, the NFL receives an influx of prospects who hail from South Florida.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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The response was praised by Republican politicians, who widely denounced the content of the chats, which was filled with slurs for Black, Jewish and gay people and included graphic calls for violence against Black people.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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Cornice headboards are trending again, praised for a classic, layered look.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority similarly lauded Oldendorff’s leadership in emissions reduction.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Apr. 2026
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Coaches lauded his work on improving his entire game after arriving in Champaign following a season as Cal’s leading scorer.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Rise (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rise%20%28to%29. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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