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adjective

as in blown

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verb

past participle of blow up

as in angered

to become very angry she blew up at everybody after a very long and very bad day

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as in exploded

to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure the building blew up because of a gas leak

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as in demolished

to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive blew up the biggest rocks and then cleared them away

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as in trumpeted

to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively the advertisement blows the new soda up to the point where I half expected to be transported to a higher level of consciousness

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Recent Examples of blown up

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Matching offer sheets could have totally blown up any of those teams’ salary outlooks. — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 6 July 2026 The video, of course, has also blown up because Miller has style. — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 3 July 2026 The reality is that this team needs to be blown up. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026 Members of the community came to pay their respects when it was blown up. — Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 24 June 2026 The vast retailer, that now sells everything from expensive moisturizers to couches, has blown up in the past few years for keeping its prices low but quality high. — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 21 June 2026 Boy Talk appeared one at a time in the same spot on the balcony, each guy in turn blown up on the screen above his own head. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 19 June 2026 But even those who didn’t get to see the parade up close had their share of Brunson run-ins, his name emblazoned on countless jerseys and his face blown up on cutouts. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 June 2026 The Plot Against 60 Minutes Bari Weiss’s latest moves have blown up the crown jewel of CBS News. — Britina Cheng, Vulture, 2 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blown up

Adjective

Johnson’s carapace is detailed with skin-like textures, swollen bicep veins and living tattoos that offer him encouragement and advice.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
The next morning, March 14, doctors noted that his tongue had become swollen, DHS said.

— Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026

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They also have been angered by Kennedy’s attempts to link vaccines to autism, going against decades of research that show no such link, and his framing of autism as a debilitating disease.

— Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
They've also been angered by Kennedy's attempts to link vaccines to autism, going against decades of research that show no such link, and his framing of autism as a debilitating disease.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026

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Even as blue-collar wages increased, housing prices in most parts of the country exploded, keeping many Latinos who had been saving up locked out of the market.

— Jack Herrera, New Yorker, 14 July 2026
For one, the Men’s World Cup in the North America has exploded interest in American soccer — a fact that has been written about relentlessly in the past few months.

— Alex Zietlow July 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026

Definition of exploded

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Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in 2022, business leaders have trumpeted AI’s potential to handle tasks long reserved for a massive white-collar workforce.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 24 June 2026
Others, however, like Darren Aronofsky and Natasha Lyonne have openly embraced it, as other stars like Demi Moore, Sandra Bullock and Reese Witherspoon have trumpeted the tech’s inevitability.

— Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 17 May 2026

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Cover pot, reduce heat to low, and simmer, checking occasionally to make sure water isn’t boiling too rapidly, until matzo balls are very puffed and light in color, 30–40 minutes.

— Molly Baz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026
Bake, 1 baking sheet at a time, in preheated oven until slightly puffed and golden brown, about 12 minutes.

— Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026