puffs (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of puff (up)
as in blows up

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  1. blows up
  2. increases
  3. rolls up
  4. builds up
  5. rises
  6. inflates
  7. mushrooms
  8. proliferates
Verb
  • Sharma’s unenviable job is to trim the fat before this whole thing blows up.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
  • Walter recommends that budding creators parse through their analytics when a video blows up—and warns not to pop the champagne too fast.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Definition of blows up
Verb
  • Though present, they are not enabled by default and require overriding hidden FeatureFlags, which increases user risk.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Thus the image is both cropped at the top and bottom and blown up in a way that increases the grain and softness.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 21 July 2026
Definition of increases
Verb
  • Each one rolls up to the same corporate parent in upstate New York.
    — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 23 July 2026
  • The tent rolls up to a size of roughly 11 x 4 in (28 x 10 cm) for packing.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 July 2026
Definition of rolls up
Verb
  • This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Spring cleaning is the perfect time to tackle the bathroom — that one room where clutter builds up fast and organization falls apart even faster.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of builds up
Verb
  • About one in five US adults now gets at least some news from online influencers – a figure that rises to nearly four in ten among adults under 30.
    — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • In low-income countries, that figure rises to about 77%, according to Lario.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of rises
Verb
  • This disparity incentivizes hospital consolidation, inflates costs for taxpayers and beneficiaries, and distorts care delivery.
    — Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • It’s made of strong, tear-resistant nylon and inflates manually using about nine breaths.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Definition of inflates
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
Definition of proliferates
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