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
  • The strategy has also angered China, which has demanded that Manila rein in the Coast Guard spokesman who leads it.
    — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • But council members Kimberly Owens and JD Mazuera Arias said they were shocked and angered that no one from CMPD or city administration informed them of the case until the day the Observer’s initial story published.
    — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
Definition of angered
Verb
  • Earlier Monday, some residents returned to find their homes leveled by wildfires that erupted across a parched landscape over the weekend, covering yards in charred debris.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Sleep was beginning to finally visit the insomniacs and drunkards of T—in central Manila when a commotion louder than the usual domestic squabbles erupted from the room above Mang Calixto’s bakery.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of erupted
Verb
  • The coronavirus pandemic snarled supply chains and raised labor and transportation costs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • But this year, the measure has become snarled in tensions over defense spending levels and the SAVE America Act.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 22 July 2026
Definition of snarled
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  • That memecoin briefly exploded in value – and then crashed in an epic selloff that left nearly a million investors facing losses.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • When generative AI exploded, many of the legacy giants didn't rebuild their architecture to support real-time data pipelines or autonomous agents.
    — Sridhar Yerramreddy, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of exploded
Verb
  • Colorado, which traded outfielder Brenton Doyle and pitchers Victor Vodnik and Antonio Senzatela in separate deals, had its three-game winning streak snapped.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • On August 2, the actress snapped a selfie of herself and Martin relaxing together on a comfortable looking lounge, the Oscar winner in a tiny gingham bikini and oversized sunglasses.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of snapped
Verb
  • Last month, OpenAI agents broke out of a training environment and hacked open-source software developer platform Hugging Face, raising concerns over the rapid evolution of powerful AI and cybersecurity tools.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Vorobyov said several fires broke out in an industrial zone in the Moscow region following a drone attack, damaging an electrical substation and an administrative building.
    — Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 3 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
  • The accusations also blew up the film rights auction that UTA’s Jason Richman was reportedly getting ready to handle.
    — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
  • To Jones’ point, Uwazurike single-handedly blew up one run-sweep to Harvey in a 9-on-7 period, arriving in the backfield the near second Harvey even touched the ball.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of blew up
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