puffed (up)

past tense of puff (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for puffed (up)
Verb
  • The case occurred in a trial that quickly increased the dose of the pill over a short period of time, the spokesperson said.
    Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Instead of service being needed every 3,000 miles, it is expected to be increased to a range of 15,000 to 20,000 miles.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Prepare for the world’s biggest bounce house to be inflated in the Sacramento area this weekend.
    Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Its workers routinely inflated the results to scare their bosses.
    Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Puffed (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puffed%20%28up%29. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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