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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What angers me is thinking about what could have been.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025 -
And nothing angers the Survivor gods more than reality TV hubris.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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Several human rights and conflict monitoring groups are estimating the death toll will be in the thousands as the country erupts into the most expansive anti-government protests in years.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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When her childhood friend Bethany comes to visit with a new boyfriend, a volcano erupts.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
14 Jan. 2026
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Security video footage posted to Barrera’s Facebook page shows someone igniting and stoking flames inside the car, then fleeing before the vehicle is engulfed and eventually explodes.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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The episode ends abruptly after the building explodes — with everyone but Boden still inside.—
Will Harris,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
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Then, just one day later, Kate Hudson shared some Instagram snaps, and there was another Fair Isle sweater on our feeds.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, all 52 of Eagles pass rusher Jaelan Phillips’ snaps — the 49ers considered trading for Phillips at midseason — came on the left side of the defense, which meant he was mostly matched against McKivitz.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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At times, yes, when a football match breaks out between all of those stoppages.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Continue reading … POLITICS SENATE SHOWDOWN – Yelling match breaks out in Senate hearing with former Biden official over ‘two spirit’ safe spaces.—
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FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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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
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This blows up dinner in a big way.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
6 Nov. 2025
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The compact vacuum even blows up air mattresses and compresses vacuum storage bags.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Flares (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flares%20%28up%29. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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