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
  • Earlier Monday, some residents returned to find their homes leveled by wildfires that erupted across a parched landscape over the weekend, covering yards in charred debris.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Sleep was beginning to finally visit the insomniacs and drunkards of T—in central Manila when a commotion louder than the usual domestic squabbles erupted from the room above Mang Calixto’s bakery.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of erupted
Verb
  • For example, demand for electric vehicles in the country exploded over the course of the war, and the number of EVs on the road surged by a third.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Jason Kilar, the corporate overlord of Warners at the time, exploded the company’s goodwill with talent and agents in every corner of the business by forcing the studio’s titles to stream day and date.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 July 2026
Definition of exploded
Verb
  • Justus had been campaigning near the election offices when the argument broke out.
    — Nathan Pilling July 22, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
  • Oil prices have already surged $20 a barrel this month after war broke out again in the Middle East.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 July 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 4 Aug. 2026.

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