Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puffed (up)
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The Pack rolled up 579 yards of total offense without a number of key starters including ACC leading rusher Hollywood Smothers and tight end Justin Joly, and with starting quarterback CJ Bailey playing through an apparent lower-body injury.—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025 -
On that occasion, the shoes accompanied rolled up blue jeans, a graphic T and a teal jacket.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Kate initially split from Williams in November 2023 but the couple quietly got back together a few months later, after love triangle drama involving another influencer, Sophia LaCorte, blew up online.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Not mentioned during today’s 30-minute results call was the Murdoch family drama that blew up over the summer.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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The number of homebuyers taking out VA loans also increased in August, rising 3 percent year-over-year nationwide—bucking the trend observed for conventional loans, which declined 9 percent year-over-year in the same month.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The area increased to 80% by 2018, according to state media, after numerous buildings and city walls were restored, and 135 temporary structures inside the compound were torn down.—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The lobes of the Red Spider Nebula are three light-years long each, inflated by gas from the central star shooting outward for thousands of years.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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This has inflated the cost of projects and reduced the supply of housing.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
28 Oct. 2025
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Their belly will appear distended during the last 20 days of pregnancy, and their breast tissue will also be noticeably swollen.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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The amounts of prejudice that are built up in those Kingdom Halls, unbelievable.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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The tussle over rare earths precedes the current administration; China for years has built up near-total control of the minerals as part of its wider industrial policy.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Puffed (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puffed%20%28up%29. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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