Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puffed (up)
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The red carpet may be rolled up after the award show, but one Los Angeles woman used a piece of it to give her apartment a touch of Hollywood flair.—
Gio Insignares,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026 -
The materials were rolled up, compressed, and wrapped in plastic.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
19 Mar. 2026
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The video blew up on Chinese social media, becoming a top trending topic and reaching more than 90 million views on Douyin and Weibo, two major platforms – with the video quickly spawning countless memes and group-chat discussions.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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That’s what prompted an iconic photo that blew up on social media of seven of the Stars on their plane wearing matching Ella’s Fellas T-shirts.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Airport security lines increased, some stretching multiple hours in hubs such as Houston and Atlanta, as TSA officers called out and hundreds across the country quit.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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JetBlue increased the fees as airlines maneuver to cover their rising jet fuel costs, which have soared since the Iran war began.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Earlier this month, Bianco’s office seized over 1,000 boxes of ballots cast in the November 2025 special election after a local group claimed elections officials had inflated vote tallies, which Riverside County Registrar of Voters Art Tinoco denied.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Finally, the Pontos' seat gets inflated and secured inside the cockpit.—
Ben Coxworth
March 25,
New Atlas,
25 Mar. 2026
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Boxing scenes in movies, other than in a handful of classics, tend to start to look all the same, a mishmash of beads of sweat and blood and jowels distended, all fists flying and battering as two men catapult and careen across the ring.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2026
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My stomach wasn't distended anymore.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Robin Hood’s Medieval Faire has built up a great reputation over 17 years.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
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As the United States built up its factories, different options for eveningwear were easier to make.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Puffed (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puffed%20%28up%29. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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