PUFFS (UP) Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

puffs (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of puff (up)

as in blows up

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The segment ends with Homer suffocating Kodos with a pillow — this after the military blows up the heads of dozens of aliens.

— Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
Trinity's safe world blows up when reports surface that something is killing both demons and Wardens.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of blows up

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Coordinating updates across replicas increases communication overhead.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
CrowdStrike and other cyber companies, like fellow Club holding Palo Alto Networks , have been warning that the proliferation of AI agents increases digital vulnerabilities exponentially and call for a new kind of security.

— Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

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Long exposes how secrecy builds up when even doctors don’t have the language to identify one’s pain.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Eventually that carbon will begin to fuse into neon, then the neon will fuse into magnesium, and so on up the periodic table until iron builds up in the core.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of builds up

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South Korea's strong economic growth has been driven largely by semiconductor exports as global demand for computing power rises with the AI boom.

— Lim Hui Jie,Jenny Lee, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
For those graduating from the École de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne (ECSCP), which was folded into the IFM in 2019 and focuses on fashion and couture craft and technique, the ratio rises to nearly 100 percent.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

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Sauté morel mushrooms about five minutes or until golden brown and crispy.

— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2026
The investigation mushrooms Bock, the Feeding Our Future founder whom prosecutors called the mastermind of the fraud, was found guilty in March 2025.

— David Ingram, NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026

Definition of mushrooms

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For the wine fans, there are multitudes of cellar doors showcasing the brilliant Shiraz and Grenache that proliferates here--the product of ancient limestone soil, as well as some of the oldest continually-producing grape vines in the world.

— Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Every day that this virus proliferates increases the risk to American lives.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026

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