Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puffing (up)
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When rolling up the dough, be careful not to roll it too tightly to allow the buns room to rise and puff up.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025 -
Exceptional leaders are made by rolling up their sleeves to care for their colleagues as well as stakeholders.—
Vicki Salemi,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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There was the challenge spit take, and then back at camp she unfortunately got caught on camera blowing up chunks.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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After three seasons of blowing up the patriarchy from the inside, the women finally get their seat at the table.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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During the speech, however, Kemp periodically deviated from building up Astra to hurling insults at several of his competitors in the launch industry.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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And OpenAI has been building up its own sales function.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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The government can raise revenues by increasing the payroll tax that funds Social Security or the income threshold to continue paying the tax or raise the full retirement age.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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People would be wise to consider the ever-increasing cost of homes in the area before selling their property due to immigration enforcement fears, Gonzalez said.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Puffing (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puffing%20%28up%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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