Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puffed (up)
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The work led him to revisit a particularly powerful invariant called the Kontsevich integral, which contains many other knot invariants rolled up inside it.—
Erica Klarreich,
Quanta Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026 -
Noah Kahan rolled up to NPR’s Tiny Desk for a four-song performance that featured the debut of two tracks from his upcoming album, The Great Divide.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2026
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He got separated, then un-separated, then his wife gave birth during a car crash, then his wife blew up.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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Nine Vicious blew up for a reason.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
16 Apr. 2026
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On the other hand, planting the wrong neighbors next to garlic can lead to altered flavors, stunted growth, increased susceptibility to pests, and decreased production.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Apr. 2026
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But having one of the game’s fastest players start at second base in the bottom of the 10th gave the Cubs an advantage, which increased after Caleb Thielbar pitched a scoreless top of the 10th.—
Andy Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Festival food prices are similarly inflated, with some fans reportedly paying $30 for a chicken sandwich and fries combo meal or upward of $40 for two slices of pizza and a beverage.—
Senior Food Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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For decades, both countries have inflated threats posed by the other, which has hardened their resolve against finding common ground, Robert Malley, a former White House official who negotiated with Iran for the 2015 nuclear deal, and who is now a senior fellow at Yale’s Jackson School, told me.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 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
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Sandoval hasn’t pitched in a big league game since June 2024, and while his role on this year’s Red Sox club remains unclear, Cora said earlier this month that he is being built up as a starter.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
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In other words, these are not first-generation black holes but recycled ones, built up through multiple rounds of collisions.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Puffed (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puffed%20%28up%29. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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