1
as in flurries
a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity
took medication to prevent a flare-up of her asthma
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as in explosions
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling
there's no need for an angry flare-up, as we'll take care of the problem immediately
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Recent Examples of flare-ups
Her job is to spin the flare-ups of a dying climate into cute, consumable sound bites for viewers.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
Recognizing the Symptoms Granulomatous mastitis is a chronic, unpredictable breast inflammation with flare-ups similar to autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus or inflammatory thyroid disorders.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Early interventions can prevent costly flare-ups and avoid emergency visits, which average between $11,000 and $14,000 per hospital stay.
—Kent Dicks, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Even simple activities such as running through a field can lead to serious asthma flare-ups.
—Rhonda Conner-Warren, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
The largest, originating in Guinea in 2014, killed over 11,000 people, and another in 2018 killed a further 2,000; other flare-ups have died away more quickly.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
This filtration system ensures that your floors are getting their most thorough clean, while also ridding your space of irritants like dust that can cause allergy flare-ups.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Near the Teakettle Experimental Forest, heavier fuels in flatter terrain will continue to smolder with occasional flare-ups.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Pearce has been living with the heart condition for nearly five years and has been experiencing flare-ups since 2020.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
Recognizing the Symptoms Granulomatous mastitis is a chronic, unpredictable breast inflammation with flare-ups similar to autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus or inflammatory thyroid disorders.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Early interventions can prevent costly flare-ups and avoid emergency visits, which average between $11,000 and $14,000 per hospital stay.
—Kent Dicks, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Even simple activities such as running through a field can lead to serious asthma flare-ups.
—Rhonda Conner-Warren, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
The largest, originating in Guinea in 2014, killed over 11,000 people, and another in 2018 killed a further 2,000; other flare-ups have died away more quickly.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
This filtration system ensures that your floors are getting their most thorough clean, while also ridding your space of irritants like dust that can cause allergy flare-ups.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Near the Teakettle Experimental Forest, heavier fuels in flatter terrain will continue to smolder with occasional flare-ups.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Pearce has been living with the heart condition for nearly five years and has been experiencing flare-ups since 2020.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flare-ups
Noun
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Ali was scoring plenty with jabs and flurries, but his attempts to land big punches mostly fell flat.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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Thin air and unpredictable wind flurries near Everest’s highest elevations prevent the drones from operating at some of the final camps leading to the summit.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
27 Aug. 2025
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Kyiv awoke to loud explosions, drones flying overhead and air defenses booming.—
Pavel Polityuk,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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This finding offers new insights into the life cycles of stars and the science of stellar explosions, challenging previous assumptions about nova recurrence rates and shell formation.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One Pasteurella-like microbe carried genetic hints of virulence and has ties to deadly outbreaks in modern African elephants.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
30 Sep. 2025
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So far this year, 19 gastrointestinal outbreaks on cruises were reported to the CDC, 14 of which were caused by norovirus, USA Today reported.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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The authors produced models for a scenario in which methane is released in plume-like outbursts.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Macmillan has a musician's kind of knack for sculpting outbursts, rants and other verbal arias.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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The new discovery completely alters our understanding of gamma ray bursts, which were once thought to be caused only by black holes.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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With surreal flourishes and bursts of absurdity, filmmaker Milagros Mumenthaler casts a beguiling, dreamlike spell that delicately examines motherhood, class and identity.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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This recurrent nova, known for its rapid eruptions approximately every 38 years, was last observed in 2009.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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The platform hosts four instruments, one of which is a coronagraph to detect the massive eruptions from the Sun that spark geomagnetic storms.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The jeans have a mid-rise waistline, a tight yet supportive fit around the midsection, and subtle bell-bottom flares that add a touch of retro charm to any fall ensemble.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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The landscape around him was parched and coated in a layer of pale-green mesquite, the vast horizon punctuated by oil pumps, processing tanks, and natural-gas flares.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Until the Senators turn flashes of greatness into consistent excellence, though, questions regarding their ceiling will continue to be asked.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Rookie quarterback Cam Ward has shown flashes but has already been sacked 15 times, exposing major cracks in Tennessee's offensive line.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Flare-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flare-ups. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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