PUFFED UP Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

puffed (up)

verb

past tense of puff (up)

as in rolled up

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That's because, while all the other runners were decked out in their standard tiny bottoms and tanks, Keely rolled up in an all black, full-body catsuit.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
The Davis skateboarding community rolled up to shred on Friday night as the city celebrated the opening of its new skate park.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of rolled up

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The trio blew up with their drum & bass productions before expanding into electro, house, pop and beyond, gaining prestige for the complexity and meticulousness of their productions.

— Katie Bain, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026
The stock traded above $500 in 2021, then spent the next three years getting cut in half, then cut in half again, as growth slowed, the Grail acquisition blew up under regulatory pressure and the market wanted nothing to do with it.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of blew up

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Tensions have surged in the West Bank, and extremist Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians have increased exponentially, emboldened by right-wing, ultra-nationalist politicians in Israel's government.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
Now, with growing bipartisan opposition to the rapid buildout of data centers suggest that even ordinary residents of communities and voters have increased power to help pace the frontier from the bottom up.

— Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of increased

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Those numbers aren’t inflated due to facing West Georgia; the Red Wolves produced 434 yards against a Memphis team expected to challenge for the Group of Six College Football Playoff spot.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2026
The refinery's officials have denied that its valuation is inflated.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of inflated

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Such success follows quite naturally from the experience the company built up with the Falcon 9 (and its cousin the Falcon Heavy).

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
The indigenous Gurung people of Nepal have built up knowledge of safe doses over generations.

— Prayan Pokharel, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of built up

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