blown up 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of blown upnext
as in blown

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blown up

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verb

past participle 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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as in demolished
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 trumpeted
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 blown up
  1. angered
  2. exploded
  3. snarled
  4. demolished
  5. blasted
  6. popped
  7. announced
  8. distended
Verb
  • 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
Definition of angered
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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
  • 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
Definition of exploded
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of snarled
Verb
  • 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
  • Finally, the wall that had the last remaining barely visible image of Christ was demolished.
    Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of demolished
Verb
  • Techno music blasted as the singer showed off the elf's DJ booth from all angles.
    Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Republicans in Congress blasted Biden for the move.
    Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of blasted
Verb
  • Games popped up in bars and corner stores across the US, gaining some unwanted attention along the way.
    Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Mackie popped into Stan’s interview with Access Hollywood holding a congratulatory rose and singing.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of popped
Verb
  • In November, it was announced that Rod Stewart would be heading back to Glastonbury for the first time in 23 years to perform at the Teatime Legend slot in June 2025.
    Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Google's Veo 2 Google announced Veo 2, the latest version of its genAI video tool, a week after Sora's wider release in December.
    Megan Morrone, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of announced
Adjective
  • Bloating causes your belly to feel full and look distended.
    Kathleen Felton, Health, 9 June 2024
  • But for all its brawn and atmosphere and robustly choreographed combat, this is a distended historical tapestry too sprawling to remain compelling, particularly when its focus veers away from the central couple.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of distended
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blown up

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