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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
  • Sánchez is facing mounting scrutiny amid a prolonged humanitarian crisis in Ceuta, where the flood of thousands of migrants has angered residents in the tiny community, which is ill-equipped to handle such an influx.
    — Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Prosecutors argued Monday that Kading’s disclosures angered Davis.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of angered
Verb
  • Chaos erupted in the backfield on nearly every clear passing down for Mayfield, none larger than the final sack-fumble of the day by Mafe.
    — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
  • The exchange is the latest chapter in a public disagreement that erupted after Clancy's trial, when Reddington publicly criticized the lone holdout juror who prevented a unanimous verdict on murder charges.
    — Brittany Miller , Bryan Llenas, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of erupted
Verb
  • The pipeline has been relied upon to transport production from the Persian Gulf as transit through the Strait of Hormuz remains snarled.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
  • That, plus some afternoon thunderstorms, snarled airport operations on Sunday evening.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of snarled
Verb
  • Walker took the handoff, hit the seam, and exploded 60 yards to the house, becoming the first Chiefs back to log over 140 rushing yards and a touchdown in a game since Kareem Hunt in 2017.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • El Niño has prevented that same type of wind shear over the exceptionally warm Pacific and activity exploded.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of exploded
Verb
  • Ethan Ampadu snapped into tackles, Noah Okafor had the beating of Ferdi Kadioglu and Dominic Calvert-Lewin was a menace with his physicality.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • By the museum’s front steps, in the shadow of the main building, Qassem Hassan Nasser leaned in close with a camera and snapped a high-resolution photo of a wooden artifact.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of snapped
Verb
  • On the model that broke out How an AI system escaped its sandbox during an evaluation, accessed another company’s system, and returned an answer—a moment Altman describes as OpenAI’s biggest single wake-up call.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Green was performing in Albuquerque, New Mexico over the weekend when a fight in the crowd broke out during his show, according to Whiskey Riff.
    — David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 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 trio blew up with their drum & bass productions before expanding into electro, house, pop and beyond, gaining prestige for the complexity and meticulousness of their productions.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The stock traded above $500 in 2021, then spent the next three years getting cut in half, then cut in half again, as growth slowed, the Grail acquisition blew up under regulatory pressure and the market wanted nothing to do with it.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 17 Sep. 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 19 Sep. 2026.

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