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as in angered
to become very angry
naturally I flared up when he insulted me
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as in erupted
to develop suddenly and violently
my allergies always flare up in the spring
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Though both agree that in real life, Berlant would fit in more easily than Early, who, during a break from the shoot, angered a trio of local Hamptonites merely by using the bathroom at a Citarella.
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Though net migration is down, many are angered by migrants entering the country illegally — specifically the sight of people, often escaping war zones such as Afghanistan and Sudan, arriving on British shores in inflatable boats after making the dangerous journey across the English Channel.
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The current unrest first erupted in May after Paz cut long-standing fuel subsidies to shrink the deficit.
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Some protesters also erupted into boos, according to a video published by The Sun.
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Chopper 2 The crash snarled traffic as the northbound lanes of the turnpike's inner roadway north of Interchange 12 were shut down all morning.
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Traffic was snarled on Interstate 70 and other key arteries because of some combination of vague signage on parking passes or apps, accidents earlier in the afternoon, the lack of dedicated lanes for the bus system — why oh why couldn’t that be achieved in the master plan?
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The pace of rumors concerning Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s pending wedding exploded this week, helped in large part by a big-city mayor with loose lips.
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When the match clock ran out and Mexico held on to its single-goal lead, the plaza exploded into cheers.
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Toronto Blue Jays Add Former AL West Outfielder After an American League West division team cut ties with a young outfielder, the Blue Jays quickly snapped him up.
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Neither team scored after López snapped a 1-all tie in the fourth when his line drive rolled to the warning track in right and scored Stowers from first.
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On Friday, after the United States’ 2-0 win over Australia, the Seattle stadium of nearly 67,000 attendees broke out into a booming rendition of the song.
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For The Times) When the Boyle Heights fire broke out, Mayor Karen Bass was on her way to the dedication of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.
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Although Brown was absent from Howe’s lyrics, his specter glared from between the lines, apocalyptic and militant.
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The two-time Masters champion spun, glared at the spectator, grumbled under his breath and seemed to point out the person to security.
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One of those blew up on its landing attempt while another was purposefully expended to get its payload to a higher orbital insertion.
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While the boys blew up our air mattresses, the horses milled around at the edge of the river.
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“Flared (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flared%20%28up%29. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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