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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
Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
After getting blown up by a double-team block on a passing play, Ray bounced back and made a pair of run stops around the line of scrimmage over the span of just four plays.
—Mike Kaye
october 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
He got blown up by the Cubs, giving up eight runs on nine hits in 4 2/3 innings.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Visually, this is the same as the regular Unrestored 70mm print but blown up onto IMAX 1570 so it can be shown on the IMAX film projector onto the BFI’s incredible 20m high screen.
—Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent signing Shane Watts received a lot of work with the second-team unit and took some hard hits when he was blown up at the line of scrimmage.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
And on fourth-and-goal from the 1, the handoff to him was blown up in the backfield.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
Two massive inflatable skeletons were blown up and perched on the grass beneath a tree, with one giant skeleton sitting on top of the other plastic skeleton in a suggestive manner, leaving little to the imagination of her followers.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
That might be one reason Zak Starkey has blown up into such a cult hero for people who ordinarily don’t care a thing about lineup changes in classic rock bands.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2025
Verb
The bullpen has blown up in some tight spots, allowing close games to be come blowouts, and those are situations in which Vesia typically thrives.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
After getting blown up by a double-team block on a passing play, Ray bounced back and made a pair of run stops around the line of scrimmage over the span of just four plays.
—Mike Kaye
october 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
He got blown up by the Cubs, giving up eight runs on nine hits in 4 2/3 innings.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Visually, this is the same as the regular Unrestored 70mm print but blown up onto IMAX 1570 so it can be shown on the IMAX film projector onto the BFI’s incredible 20m high screen.
—Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent signing Shane Watts received a lot of work with the second-team unit and took some hard hits when he was blown up at the line of scrimmage.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
And on fourth-and-goal from the 1, the handoff to him was blown up in the backfield.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
Two massive inflatable skeletons were blown up and perched on the grass beneath a tree, with one giant skeleton sitting on top of the other plastic skeleton in a suggestive manner, leaving little to the imagination of her followers.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
That might be one reason Zak Starkey has blown up into such a cult hero for people who ordinarily don’t care a thing about lineup changes in classic rock bands.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blown up
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And that angered the most important voters in New Jersey, Martha, the independents.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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That loss of sales has already angered many Midwestern soybean farmers, who see the administration’s Argentina outreach as benefiting a competitor while leaving American exporters disadvantaged.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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But things do appear to have exploded dramatically in the last half-decade.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Drug-overdose numbers exploded.—
David Merritt Johns,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Oct. 2025
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Bellei trumpeted a strong rapport between price and quality among the Saudi collections on display.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Aaronson’s defensive reliability has been trumpeted by Daniel Farke this season.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Traffic snarled as stop lights lie among piles of debris.—
George Solis,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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Video posted by Jamaica’s Constabulary Force in Black River, near where the eye came ashore, show snarled and downed power lines, piles of debris and many buildings completely collapsed — all on a street still covered in water.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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Bonner's father worked at the Product Development Center — part of which Bonner demolished to make way for the new World Headquarters building.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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The ballroom project has stirred controversy, as the East Wing, home of the First Lady’s staff and long a grand entrance for White House events, was demolished to make room for the new ballroom.—
Kate Wolffe
October 30,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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One room cracked up at a vulgar joke about a woman’s behind, while another went for an outrageous and surreal midfilm montage — but each bit was made genuinely funnier by the dozens of people gasping and wheezing over it.—
Robert Rubsam,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Growing up in showbiz isn't all it's cracked up to be, at least according to Shaun Cassidy.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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To make matters more interesting, Tagovailoa had the incredible 205-yard performance with a swollen left eye.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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And while Tua Tagovailoa and the offense certainly deserve credit for a dominant performance, especially considering his swollen eye, what’s more intriguing is how the defense locked down the Falcons.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Blown up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blown%20up. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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