cry up

verb

Definition of cry upnext
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cry up
  1. announce
  2. crack up
  3. advertise
  4. acclaim
  5. blow up
  6. promote
  7. trumpet
  8. tout
Verb
  • The move, announced in a statement Thursday, is the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history, the White House said.
    Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • For example, ExxonMobil recently announced a plan to ramp up volumes by 18% to 2030.
    Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of announce
Verb
  • Viewers couldn't stop cracking up over the dog's reaction to snow.
    Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Not everyone is convinced, however, that community banks are what they’re cracked up to be.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of crack up
Verb
  • While the airline advertises fares starting at $99, including government taxes and fees, Travel + Leisure uncovered several deals this winter for even less.
    Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In addition to accounting for about 60% of products sold, Amazon generates fees from providing fulfillment and shipping services as well as by offering customer support to sellers and charging them to advertise on the site.
    Ari Levy, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of advertise
Verb
  • Open Water was critically acclaimed when it was published in 2021 and Nelson’s second novel, Small Worlds, is also being adapted by Brock Media.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The erotic thriller has been critically acclaimed since its Venice Film Festival premiere.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of acclaim
Verb
  • Would we be encouraged to throw our smartphones away, at a minimum, and maybe even quit our laptop jobs and dedicate our free time to data-poisoning and blowing up cell towers?
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
  • On the second play of the game, Jefferson blew up London on his way to a run stuff of Falcons running back Bijan Robinson, who labored his way to 102 yards on a 3.9 yards per carry average.
    Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of blow up
Verb
  • The administration's last-minute federal rules and regulations have been in the works for months to promote components of Biden's agenda ‒ such as combatting climate change, reducing fees for consumers and lowering drug prices.
    Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Finding and tracking a big, healthy bear is a positive sign for the Black Bear Program and efforts to promote the recovery of the bear population in Mississippi.
    Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of promote
Verb
  • And why are people still giving time to a guy who trumpets misogyny and anti-semitism, denies the Holocaust, pals around with white nationalist dweebs, including Donald Trump, and recently made Alex Jones look like a paragon of reason and restraint?
    SPIN Team, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
  • No group has trumpeted this truth more loudly than the American Association of Retired Persons, founded in 1958.
    Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of trumpet
Verb
  • That benefit was highly touted when Twitter maintained them prior to its transition to X. Such a feature might be needed in the weeks to come.
    Peter Suciu, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Trump has also touted some day-one plans, including hitting Mexico, Canada and China with import tariffs, prompting a warning from the country's biggest trade partner that doing so could hurt both economies.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of tout
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