blazing (up)

present participle of blaze (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blazing (up)
Verb
  • Ahmad Hardy continued his stellar start to the season, erupting for a single-game career-best 250 yards and three touchdowns on just 22 carries.
    Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Images have emerged of disorder erupting in the capital.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The unknown object collides with another moving object arriving from the opposite direction, exploding in a bright flash of light.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Elsewhere online, wellness culture was exploding.
    Clare Malone, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The new trailer offers glimpses of Candy’s upbringing in Toronto, as well as his earliest screen roles before breaking out in 1980s hits Stripes, National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), Spaceballs (1987) and more — including 1987's Planes, Trains and Automobiles, which inspired the documentary's title.
    Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Without breaking out of the Vulcan mode, Oswalt nicely conveys the character’s unlikely charisma.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Blazing (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blazing%20%28up%29. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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