cracks up

verb

Definition of cracks upnext
present tense third-person singular of crack up
1
as in applauds
to declare enthusiastic approval of that sports car isn't all it's cracked up to be

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2
as in announces
to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively the movie is being cracked up as the blockbuster of the summer

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3
as in laughs
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound try not to crack up at your own punch lines—it's funnier if you keep a straight face

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cracks up
  1. applauds
  2. announces
  3. laughs
  4. hails
  5. advertises
  6. promotes
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  • Editorial board applauds Mayor Johnson for green-lighting Lori Lightfoot’s plan to revitalize LaSalle Street.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The editorial board applauds the unusual compromise.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of applauds
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  • As Daniel announces a controversial plan to install a lavatory in the church, dividing his town, the cousin to Champton’s patron Bernard de Floures is found dead at the back of the church, stabbed in the neck with a pair of secateurs.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
  • That lengthy description, which appears on the dust jacket as well as the title page, simply announces the multitudes contained within.
    William F. Buckley Jr., National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of announces
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  • Her mother, Courtney Barrett, laughs at the memory.
    Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Washington laughs and reveals that according to Betsy, a five-point star is easier to embroider.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of laughs
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  • Governor as activist Marwan hails from an elite Damascus family and grew up in a wealthy neighborhood in the capital.
    Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
  • This example, from Craft + Tailored, hails from 1991, and boats original chamfers on the lugs throughout.
    Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of hails
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  • Unbound Academy, for example, advertises a $40,000 fee covering the upcoming 2025-2026 school year.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Winnebago, of course, advertises it as an all-new model, but the new model appears to be the product of a large leftover stock of older Revel vans or components.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of advertises
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  • That promotes healthy rainfall patterns and keeps the hydrological cycle moving.
    Dan Lambe, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Intel also promotes a vast ecosystem of more than 200 independent software vendors developing commercial applications and services tailored to its platform.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of promotes
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