as in to crack up
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TikTok Users Reactions TikTok users couldn't stop cracking up at the dog's mission.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025 -
Stefanovic cracked up, buoyed by his teammate’s humor and his team’s ball movement.—
Austin Knoblauch,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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Eight years ago, tech billionaire Jeff Skoll clapped enthusiastically as Al Gore assuaged the opening-night Sundance crowd just hours before Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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And the plan to stand and clap for nothing — including a mother whose daughter was brutally murdered, a boy who survived cancer, law enforcement, and the capture of an ISIS terrorist mastermind — was a truly shameful and terrible one.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2025
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The man who is arguably the most famous or legendary keyboard sideman in rock talked with Variety about the circumstances of his new album, his current west coast tour (with more dates to be added further east) and his eternal eagerness to salute his forebears.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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Musk’s Gestures And Comments Have Landed Him In Hot Water Musk’s image has collapsed in Germany following his two gestures—that appeared to many to be Seig Heil salutes—at Trump’s inauguration and a number of posts promoting fascist and Nazi views, some referring to Stalin and Hitler.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Hundreds of social media users have commented on TikTok to applaud Wheels and praise Santos for giving him a second chance at life.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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Get The Recipe Cheeseburger Sliders Bring out the tray of sliders and the entire party will applaud.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 2025
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This was literally backstage while the fans were cheering for an encore.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
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Since then, the couple hasn't shied away from posting each other on their social media accounts or speaking about their relationship in public or cheering each other on in their different endeavors.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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The sisters hail from a political family, yes, but a literary one, too: their mother, former first lady Laura Bush, was a librarian, and so were both grandmothers: Laura's mother, Jenna Welch, and former first lady Barbara Bush.—
Alex Ross,
People.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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With over 500 comments on the Instagram post, many social media users have hailed it as a gift from Shadow.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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Vintage Year In another vintage year for CPH:FORUM, many industry delegates praised the high quality and variety of projects pitched.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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McKinley commented on Porsha’s post, praising her for putting the extravaganza together for their little one.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
28 Mar. 2025
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Jim Cramer, host of CNBC’s Mad Money lauded Chipotle CEO Scott Boatwright and the company’s use of AI in recruiting with an AI agent to significantly reducing hiring and onboarding times for the fast casual restaurant chain.—
Susan LaMotte,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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During the recent earnings conference call, Brian Robbins, CEO of Paramount Pictures and co-CEO of Paramount Global, lauded a new 30-picture Paramount slate financing deal with Domain Capital Group.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Rise (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rise%20%28to%29. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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