flared (up)

verb

past tense of flare (up)
1
as in angered
to become very angry naturally I flared up when he insulted me

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2
as in erupted
to develop suddenly and violently my allergies always flare up in the spring

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flared (up)
  1. angered
  2. erupted
  3. snarled
  4. exploded
  5. snapped
  6. broke out
  7. glared
  8. blew up
Verb
  • They were angered by Armenia's agreement to hand over control of several border villages to Azerbaijan and normalize relations with its neighbor after being locked for decades in territorial disputes.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The two exchanged words, and a Gilman shove angered Walker, who tackled him to the ground.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of angered
Verb
  • But at a red light near the Las Vegas Strip, a white Cadillac pulled up beside them and gunfire erupted.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Another round of storms erupted in northern Indiana Monday evening, bringing powerful wind gusts and large hail.
    — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of erupted
Verb
  • After the upheaval of the coronavirus pandemic, followed by the writers’ and actors’ strikes that snarled the production pipeline, many industry observers feared that Zoomers were a lost demographic.
    — Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The coronavirus pandemic snarled supply chains and raised labor and transportation costs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Definition of snarled
Verb
  • Taylor joined the Bravo series in its latest season, which later exploded into scandal and earned its first Emmy nomination in the outstanding unstructured reality program category.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In seconds, her neighbor's home across the street exploded and went up in flames.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of exploded
Verb
  • Elly De La Cruz drove in automatic runner Matt McLain with a sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning as the Cincinnati Reds snapped a three-game skid with a 5-4 comeback win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Saturday’s win at Fenway Park snapped the A’s nine-game losing streak, their second such streak in a month, and the team won the series with another victory on Sunday.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of snapped
Verb
  • Six people are hurt after a fire broke out at a Queens home early Wednesday morning, according to the FDNY.
    — Christina Fan, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Elsewhere, Kyle Williams went deep again, a starting edge rusher finally popped and a small skirmish broke out on the Patriots sideline.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of broke out
Verb
  • Still, as the rockets glared and smoke from pre-match pyrotechnics faded, those seats filled quickly.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 July 2026
  • Although Brown was absent from Howe’s lyrics, his specter glared from between the lines, apocalyptic and militant.
    — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
Definition of glared
Verb
  • But last year, their relationship blew up amid a turf war over CPS employees.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Israeli forces occupying the village of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah in southern Lebanon also blew up buildings including a municipal building and a children’s nursery, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of blew up
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“Flared (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flared%20%28up%29. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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