blew up

verb

Definition of blew upnext
past tense of blow up
1
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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3
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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4
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
  1. angered
  2. exploded
  3. detonated
  4. announced
  5. snarled
  6. demolished
  7. advertised
  8. popped
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  • The trip to Moscow angered EU and NATO leaders, and Jens Stoltenberg, then the secretary general of the transatlantic defense alliance, said Orbán's visit did not represent the bloc or its Ukraine policies.
    Ibrahim Aksoy, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
  • China’s military exercises around Taiwan, a democracy of 23 million people, have become increasingly frequent in recent years and have tended to coincide with events that have angered Beijing.
    Wayne Chang, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of angered
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  • This was before the release of Bong Joon-ho’s multi-Oscar winner Parasite, before Korean cinema exploded worldwide and before CJ Entertainment became one of the biggest global production outfits with its 2022 acquisition of Endeavor Content (now Fifth Season).
    Soomee Park, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The bomb that exploded on Wednesday, however, detonated before it could be found, causing concern but fortunately no casualties.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of exploded
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  • On May 22, 2017, minutes after Grande’s live performance concluded at the UK’s Manchester Arena, a terrorist detonated a suicide bomb in the arena’s foyer.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2024
  • In the teaser’s final seconds, the clip shifts from sepia-tinted to full-color, and the shipping container is detonated and exploded.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of detonated
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  • No arrests have been announced, and investigators are still working to determine a motive for the shooting.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Polis’ office announced the project – but no price tag – on Friday.
    Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of announced
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  • View Comments Shipping rates soared during and immediately after the pandemic, as supply chains snarled and demand surged.
    Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • View Comments Shipping rates soared during and immediately after the pandemic, as supply chains snarled and demand surged.
    Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of snarled
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  • Buildings on site tied to the Cadillac dealership have already been demolished as part of the redevelopment plans, including a parts service building and a collision, paint, and repair center.
    Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The distillery operated sporadically before being mothballed in 1998 and demolished in 2013.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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  • For more than six decades, the department store has advertised over-the-top holiday packages.
    Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • They were never advertised, creating anticipation in the stores.
    David Moin, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
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  • One year later, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz popped up on The Danny Thomas Show.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Harris was also featured in fake ads that popped up in Philadelphia last month.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of popped
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blew up

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