blazed (up)

verb

past tense of blaze (up)
as in erupted
to develop suddenly and violently after years of decline, street crime blazed up again

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blazed (up)
  1. erupted
  2. exploded
  3. broke out
Verb
  • Chicago police are now saying 15 victims were shot Saturday night after gunfire erupted at a park on the city's South Side.
    — Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Then when Nabers sustained a concussion the fourth week, Slayton erupted in a Week 5 win at Seattle for eight catches, 122 yards and a touchdown.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of erupted
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  • Alexandria Sheriff's Office via AP Flight 103 was 31,000 feet over Lockerbie when a bomb in the plane's forward cargo area exploded 38 minutes after takeoff from London Heathrow Airport.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • These markets, which allow traders to wager on anything from sports to elections and pop culture, have exploded over the past two years.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of exploded
Verb
  • It's now been more than four years since the large-scale war broke out between Russia and Ukraine.
    — James Taylor, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The stock broke out above it on earnings earlier this month and that zone is now support.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of broke out
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“Blazed (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blazed%20%28up%29. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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