flares (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of flare (up)
1
as in angers
to become very angry naturally I flared up when he insulted me

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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flares (up)
  1. angers
  2. erupts
  3. snarls
  4. explodes
  5. snaps
  6. breaks out
  7. glares
  8. blows up
Verb
  • All the spending on the national events angers one supervisor at a Florida airport.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • That angers Oswadeliz Nuñez, whose son Daniel Núñez remains missing after being deported.
    — Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 30 June 2026
Definition of angers
Verb
  • Gold is a safe-haven asset that investors gravitate toward when economic and political turmoil erupts, sending waves through the markets.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 15 July 2026
  • In one segment, Daeron quietly whispers for a young cupbearer to exit the room before violence erupts from the lord.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Definition of erupts
Verb
  • Security snarls The TSA PreCheck line at terminal B in LaGuardia Airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, on March 27, 2026.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Beyond the red tape that snarls any new apartment, condominiums confront an additional hurdle.
    — M. Nolan Gray, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Definition of snarls
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  • Instead, as Laura bugs her sister long enough about just forgiving her already, Mary explodes.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
  • New Glenn explodes on launch pad in Florida The news comes about a month after the New Glenn rocket exploded in Florida, dealing severe damage to the surrounding infrastructure in Cape Canaveral.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of explodes
Verb
  • When that tension snaps, a large amount of energy is released.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
  • Incoom played 85% of Carolina’s special teams snaps last season.
    — Mike Kaye July 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
Definition of snaps
Verb
  • In 1967, the Six-Day War breaks out in West Asia.
    — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 25 June 2026
  • Then, in the bottom of the inning, Kennedy throws a pitch near Greinke’s head, and pandemonium breaks out, with both benches and bullpens emptying again, and players and even coaches going at each other.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Definition of breaks out
Verb
  • My eleven-year-old self rolls her eyes, glares at my thirty-six-year-old body, and silently calls me fat.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Definition of glares
Verb
  • Sharma’s unenviable job is to trim the fat before this whole thing blows up.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
  • Walter recommends that budding creators parse through their analytics when a video blows up—and warns not to pop the champagne too fast.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Definition of blows up
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“Flares (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flares%20%28up%29. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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