blaze (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blaze (up)
Verb
  • Violent riots erupted across the U.K. after the attack, in which mosques and migrant accommodation were largely targeted.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 27 May 2025
  • The volcano is also located in the national park and last erupted in 2022.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 26 May 2025
Verb
  • Things quickly turned ugly as Martha’s jealousy of Ida exploded.
    Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
  • Sudan plunged into civil war on April 15, 2023, when simmering tensions between the military and the RSF exploded into open warfare in the capital Khartoum and other parts of the country.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025
Verb
  • In the weeks after flames broke out, there were widespread reports of landlords illegally price gouging, even raising rent beyond 50%.
    Phi Do, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
  • Which is wiser: Spending money on more firefighting resources after wildfires break out and absorbing the extraordinary cost of damages, or investing in technologies and training to prevent wildfires from happening in the first place?
    Abhishek Singh, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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“Blaze (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blaze%20%28up%29. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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