Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puffed (up)
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Perez rolled up Iyo but the referee held up the count because Rhea was late breaking it up.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026 -
The Suburban rolled up to the gate, where a GEO employee waved her inside.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 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,
19 Jan. 2026
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Kate initially split from Williams in November 2023 but the couple quietly got back together a few months later, after love triangle drama involving another influencer, Sophia LaCorte, blew up online.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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That figure is used to determine the league’s cut, which for all local TV deals has since increased from 34% to 48%.—
Maury Brown,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, the average new car payment has increased by $300, or more than 35%, since then to $769.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Concertgoers have praised much about the festival, but complained about long concessions lines and inflated prices for beer and alcohol.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
21 Jan. 2026
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Shareholders led by Thomas DiNapoli, New York state comptroller, sued on July 30, 2024, saying the company had made materially false statements about the company’s products and services that artificially inflated the stock price.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Jan. 2026
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The fragile skeleton of her ego threatened to snap under the pressure of the animal forces that pressed down on her consciousness, her narrative mind sagging and distended beneath pitiless and grandiose feeling.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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In the last 20 days, their belly will appear distended, and their nipples and breast tissue will be noticeably swollen.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Nov. 2025
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The researchers noted that both ⍺-synuclein and tau built up inside neurons, particularly in synapses where communication happens.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Nov. 2025
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The amounts of prejudice that are built up in those Kingdom Halls, unbelievable.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Puffed (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puffed%20%28up%29. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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