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as in angered
to become very angry
she blew up at everybody after a very long and very bad day
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2
as in exploded
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure
the building blew up because of a gas leak
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as in shattered
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive
blew up the biggest rocks and then cleared them away
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as in cracked up
to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively
the advertisement blows the new soda up to the point where I half expected to be transported to a higher level of consciousness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blew up
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The sequence of events clearly angered Bain.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2025 -
The move angered fans, and a scandal over offensive remarks Richards had made on a podcast led him to quit before his episodes aired.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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Peters scribbled his scoop on X and the update exploded, generating more than 3M views.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2025
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Currently the largest wildfire in Southern California, the Palisades Fire grew out of a brush fire that exploded as powerful winds ripped through the area.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2025
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Jabbar placed two ice coolers with explosives along Bourbon Street, but the devices were not detonated.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
7 Jan. 2025
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The explosion was caused by a combination of fireworks, gas tanks and camping fuel in the bed of the vehicle detonated by a device controlled by the driver.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2025
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Research Institutes and Other Initiatives The College of William & Mary announced a $100 million gift that will be used to establish the Batten School of Coastal and Marine Sciences.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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That 10-year uptick was reported in a paper in 2023, while the American Association of Variable Star Observers announced T CrB’s pre-eruption dip in April 2024.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Christmas Eve travel was briefly snarled as the Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop for all American Airlines flights Tuesday.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC News,
25 Dec. 2024
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Christmas Eve travel was briefly snarled as the Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop for all American Airlines flights Tuesday.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC News,
25 Dec. 2024
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When the government has demolished shantytowns, citizens have been relocated, but undocumented immigrants have not, UNICEF said.—
Julie Bourdin,
New York Times,
25 Dec. 2024
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Finally, the wall that had the last remaining barely visible image of Christ was demolished.—
Noe Padilla,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Dec. 2024
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It's not always advertised, so reach out and ask about it.—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
4 Jan. 2025
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About 8% of job listings on Indeed advertised remote or hybrid work in November, down from a high of 10% in February 2022 but well above the 3% share in 2019.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
2 Jan. 2025
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His athleticism popped a couple of times.—
Scott Wheeler,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Leavitt already has popped up on the early 2025 Heisman Trophy lists.—
Doug Haller,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Blew up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blew%20up. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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