PUFFED UP Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

puffed (up)

verb

past tense of puff (up)

as in rolled up

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Decades later, Norton rolled up her sleeve to help test if a new kind of vaccine might protect her and her own children from cancer.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
The boat rolled up out of the sea, but was practically submerged, swamped and sluggish, and the skipper floated free of her.

— JAMES D. OXLEY, Outdoor Life, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of rolled up

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The accusations also blew up the film rights auction that UTA’s Jason Richman was reportedly getting ready to handle.

— Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
To Jones’ point, Uwazurike single-handedly blew up one run-sweep to Harvey in a 9-on-7 period, arriving in the backfield the near second Harvey even touched the ball.

— Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of blew up

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More drones and missiles are slipping through both sides’ fraying air defenses, meaning that the civilian death toll has increased, and more critical infrastructure is being damaged.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Connecticut’s homeless population increased for the fifth year in a row — though at a lower rate than the previous two years.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of increased

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All that excess context inflated token consumption on the most expensive model in the stack.

— Srikanta Datta, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
The indictment alleged Cacioppo sent invoices to a Rockhurst University employee for demolition and asbestos abatement work that inflated costs or billed for work that was never done.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026

Definition of inflated

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At that time, brands and retailers had built up too much inventory following a surge of post-Covid demand, which slowed with the rise of inflation in 2022.

— Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026
Their bodies are built up in thick paint, their limbs modeled with short lateral strokes that wrap each arm into a solid cylinder.

— Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026

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