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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puffing (up)
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Private equity has been rolling up local HVAC, plumbing and electrical businesses, stitching together fragmented operators into regional platforms.
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Sometimes, that means rolling up her sleeves with the best of them.
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Ripley was honored for a heroic effort to halt the advance of North Vietnamese forces by blowing up a crucial bridge in 1972.
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Ripley was honored for a heroic effort to halt the advance of North Vietnamese forces by blowing up a crucial bridge in 1972.
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The Nebius data center currently under construction will start at 200 megawatts and will increase to at least 800 megawatts, with the potential of building up to 1200 megawatts over several years.
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The strength of the onscreen bond between Ryan and Naim is in part due to their actors building up a real friendship before production began.
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But the increasing tanker traffic is an encouraging step toward normalization of global oil flows.
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Hulls said the fund allows property owners to support local businesses without dramatically increasing rents as market conditions change.
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“Puffing (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puffing%20%28up%29. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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