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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puffed (up)
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Its balloon sleeves can be worn long or rolled up for a more elevated look.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Apr. 2026 -
Just like your favorite California or spicy tuna roll, kimbap consists of toppings rolled up around rice and seaweed wrappers, but there are a couple key differences.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
28 Apr. 2026
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One of those blew up on its landing attempt while another was purposefully expended to get its payload to a higher orbital insertion.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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The fifth commission for the plinth on the High Line elevated park is an homage to the Buddhas of Bamiyan, the pair of 6th-century colossi in central Afghanistan that the Taliban blew up in 2001.—
Benjamin Sutton,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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In Washington, teacher pay increased 36%.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
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Since then, and despite some notable lapses, the agency has steadily increased its protective methodologies, techniques and technologies to mitigate threats of varying degrees.—
Donald J. Mihalek,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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With 85% of the population being held pretrial, the longer cases take, the more artificially inflated the population gets.—
Jonathan Lippman,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, recent developments, such as a surge of investors buying homes in predominantly Black neighborhoods and then leaving them vacant, cut into the supply of available homes and inflated the cost of buying a home in the city.—
Lily Carey,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
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In his songs, the English language turned woolier and more expressionistic; musical space-time distended and stretched.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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His abdomen became distended, and his behavior changed — enough to concern caregivers.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2026
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The skeptics returned in June, and all goodwill the team had built up in April vanished that month when the Cubs went on a 12-game losing streak.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Sandoval hasn’t pitched in a big league game since June 2024, and while his role on this year’s Red Sox club remains unclear, Cora said earlier this month that he is being built up as a starter.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Puffed (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puffed%20%28up%29. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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