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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puffing (up)
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On Sunday, as many Hollywood A-listers began rolling up to the Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, thousands of Iranians in Los Angeles rallied just a few miles away outside of the Federal Building in a demonstration supporting the Iranian people.—
Saba Hamedy,
NBC news,
14 Jan. 2026 -
McLaughlin was already known for rolling up his sleeves and breaking a sweat before the sun wakes.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
14 Jan. 2026
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In such a case, any adjustment to that initial arrangement, no matter how small, would prevent the fluid from blowing up.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Jan. 2026
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Of course, the committee wouldn’t normally award the prize to someone who has been blowing up small, allegedly drug-running fishing boats, killing the people in them.—
Merrill Matthews,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Sweeping daily—especially in the kitchen—prevents dust, crumbs, and dirt from building up and keeps floors consistently fresh.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
8 Jan. 2026
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Below a certain depth, however, pressure prevents gases from building up, and keeps the body from rising.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Still, mainstream Democrats and the Democratic Party seemed inclined to hitch their fates to many of the issues which currently define a politics of domination, like threatening Venezuela or increasing ICE funding, even though for the first time, more voters want to abolish ICE than to keep it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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But the increasing state support comes amid a dramatic overall decline.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Puffing (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puffing%20%28up%29. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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