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)
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The decision to free the now 64-year-old Funston on elderly parole angered his victims and the local authorities who put him away more than 25 years ago.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
24 Feb. 2026 -
Brown has been particularly angered by the revelations and has been helping police with their inquiries.—
Pan Pylas,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Pakistan on Saturday claimed more than 330 Afghan forces had been killed since fighting erupted Thursday night during a broad Afghan cross-border attack into Pakistan.—
MUNIR AHMED,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Explosions reported in Tehran and other Iranian cities Reports of explosions erupted across several Iranian cities, including the capital, Tehran, following coordinated strikes by Israel and the United States early Saturday.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Feb. 2026
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Whereas questions on doping were encouraged a decade ago, as the sport sought to cleanse its image, enquiries on the topic are much more likely to be rebuffed and snarled at.—
Chris Marshall-Bell,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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The storm snarled travel at airports and on the roads, breaking records in Providence, Rhode Island, and Islip, New York.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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Michael Rapaport exploded on Porsha Williams and Johnny Weir during The Traitors season 4 reunion special.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Feb. 2026
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Starship is still in the early stages of development and over the past year prototypes have exploded during brief, suborbital test flights.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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His six year old cousin opened the door and broke out in pure glee, rushing back to call for his mother.—
Yousra Elbagir,
Time,
25 Feb. 2026
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However, fighting broke out again in December 2025, and 100 people were reported dead before another ceasefire was reached.—
ABC NEWS,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Gavin Brindley and Cale Makar both snapped goal-scoring droughts and the Avs grinded out a 3-1 win against the Chicago Blackhawks.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2026
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The Lakers snapped a three-game losing streak overall and a three-game skid on the road with just their third win in the last eight — and also third in eight on the road against the Pacific Division this season.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Just inside the front door of a Circle K convenience store, the district manager glared at a small kiosk.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
17 Dec. 2025
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New Amy spent the first season being glared at by most of the staff, because Old Amy was 10 times worse than that colleague who keeps reheating fish in the microwave.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Some lawmakers see the influx of cash as a Band-Aid and want an audit to determine why the system blew up.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The issue blew up spectacularly as the BBC failed to edit the words out of its BAFTA broadcast, which runs with a two-hour delay.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Flared (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flared%20%28up%29. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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