PUFFED (UP) Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

puffed (up)

verb

past tense of puff (up)

as in rolled up

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That has prompted Colorado Parks and Wildlife to issue a warning to drivers to keep their car doors locked, remove all trash and food from vehicles, and keep their windows rolled up.

— Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Rey rolled up Gable for a two count, and Gable countered with a rollup of his own for the win.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of rolled up

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The track blew up on social media during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and became Eslabón Armado’s first entry on the Billboard charts.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
But last year, their relationship blew up amid a turf war over CPS employees.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of blew up

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Diagnoses of autism, a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how people communicate and behave, have increased roughly fivefold over the past couple of decades.

— Amanda Seitz, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Confusion reigns Wright asserted that the seven-day average of oil flowing out of the Strait of Hormuz had increased to 9 million barrels per day.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

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The market has unquestionably inflated at the top end in this transfer window.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Washington’s preoccupation with its own domestic politics, inattention to the region’s nuances, and inflated fears of Chinese and Russian advances all made the United States an easy mark for manipulative local powers.

— MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of inflated

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The superstructure has been built up to roof-level, rising up to 70 feet in some places, and has a footprint of 50,000 square feet, Fisher said.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Chinese factories have built up the capacity to produce roughly 1,200 gigawatts of solar infrastructure annually—nearly double the amount installed worldwide last year.

— Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of built up

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