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 movie blows up, and so are do lives—in exciting, but also terrifying, ways.

— Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 21 Sep. 2026
John gets the upper hand and nearly takes the ring, before one of Zoe’s satellite weapons blows up half the motel, forcing Hal to use what little charge is left in the ring to protect himself and John.

— Joe Otterson, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of blows up

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That’s harder to find in fashion these days, as the comparable speed of digital culture increases trend turnover and even algorithmic advertising struggles to keep up with what looking empirically cool means.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
While productivity increases dramatically, consumption often grows even faster.

— Sudipto Dasgupta, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of increases

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Morning Consult rolls up its poll results over a three-month period to calculate the state approval rating.

— Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
And so the world’s least qualified transportation team rolls up to Sheridan’s parents’ mansion in Mark’s beat-up red sedan, completely unprepared for the ride of their lives.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of rolls up

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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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As the cost of petrochemical feedstocks for virgin synthetics rises by as much as 60 percent or more, the price difference between virgin and bio-based options is getting smaller.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
As atmospheric carbon rises to levels beyond precedent in human history and consequently raises the global temperature to levels unprecedented on the human scale, the importance of places where carbon is sequestered becomes ever greater.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of rises

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Smart Nora uses a sensor to detect snoring and inflates a pad under the pillow to shift the sleeper’s position.

— Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
But opting to keep school open during heavy snow means a greater chance of parents keeping their kids home, which inflates chronic absenteeism rates.

— Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of inflates

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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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