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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puffed (up)
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The original parchment was rolled up and stored in the office of the secretary of the Continental Congress, but was then moved around a fair amount during the war—bouncing around towns and cities in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey before ending up, in 1785, in New York.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026 -
With a helicopter circling overhead, police in armored vehicles rolled up to the Sunshine Motel in downtown San Bernardino and jumped out with assault rifles at the ready.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Even before social media blew up, Dessen was hesitant to date her books with references to phones or slang.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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One of those blew up on its landing attempt while another was purposefully expended to get its payload to a higher orbital insertion.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
Verb
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California alone spent $24 billion in 5 years fighting homelessness, yet the number of homeless increased.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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Greek food has always been on the menu at Skippers, but the demand for it has increased over time.—
Sarah Kyrcz,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Numbers are being somewhat inflated by the fact that Nielsen is measuring out of market viewership to a greater extent than previous years.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
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That just shows how inflated the transfer portal has been this offseason overall.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
Verb
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In his songs, the English language turned woolier and more expressionistic; musical space-time distended and stretched.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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His abdomen became distended, and his behavior changed — enough to concern caregivers.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2026
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Most mortgage debt is held by borrowers with strong credit histories, and home equity cushions — built up during years of rapid price appreciation — provide a meaningful buffer.—
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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The skeptics returned in June, and all goodwill the team had built up in April vanished that month when the Cubs went on a 12-game losing streak.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Puffed (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puffed%20%28up%29. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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