puffs (up)

Definition of puffs (up)next
present tense third-person singular of puff (up)
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Verb
  • 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
  • As one pipe blows up under their feet, two mercs go motionless and begin to drift away into the void.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Posting on multiple platforms simultaneously increases your reach, but be aware that spreading the budget evenly across all of them generally doesn't work.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 13 May 2026
  • The vote signifies the latest push by the group to slow or halt wage increases for tourism workers in the city, increases that hospitality and service worker unions have pushed for to coincide with the 2028 Olympics.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • Increasingly, luxury groups are questioning whether pure visibility is enough, and how to create longevity after the festival rolls up the red carpet.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
  • The Live Exhibit dates kick off on June 4 at an unannounced New York venue, two days before the producer-songwriter rolls up at the Governors Ball.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
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.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
  • This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Racine quickly rises, beats the bullies, and then returns to sit next to her sister.
    Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
  • As the meter rises, each ride becomes a space for connection and storytelling, where Kareem learns about the lives of the people behind the wheel and ultimately discovers a little more about himself.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • Prosecutors said fraudulent activity artificially inflates streams, reducing the amount paid to musicians and songwriters whose work is listened to by real audiences.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • In order to minimize rider impact with the handlebars or other hard surfaces, the airbag inflates upward during a forward crash.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Mar. 2026
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
Verb
  • Combine these two scarcities and watch how PooCravian information proliferates with no end in sight.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026
  • North Korea proliferates weapons systems, technology, parts and components, technicians, engineers and specialists and military capabilities (such as the building of underground facilities) to Iran.
    Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Puffs (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puffs%20%28up%29. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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