puff (up)

Recent Examples of Synonyms for puff (up)
Verb
  • Someone who’s gonna roll up their sleeves and get the job done.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The Cool Patch maze, which rises from the flatlands near Interstate 80 just before the Sacramento Valley rolls up into the Vaca Mountains, got ever larger and more creative.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Residents countered, saying the IDF had blown up Palestinian homes in Masafer Yatta decades earlier, in 1966).
    Leah Asmelash, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Two adorable dogs have blown up online thanks to their Halloween costumes paying tribute to a viral moment involving Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • For example, many stevia products sold in stores contain additional ingredients, including bulking agents and other sweeteners.
    Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Both the fourth and fifth images came out great, although the fourth one bulked the subject up a little.
    Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2024
Verb
  • Weight-bearing exercises, such as brisk walking, jogging, and dancing, are great for increasing bone density.
    Jianying Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Her two top priorities for the district are fiscal transparency and increasing test scores.
    Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The Most Exciting New Advances in Managing COPD With another strategy, diaphragmatic breathing, patients concentrate on distending their abdomen while taking in air.
    Matt Fuchs, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Abdominal bloating is when the stomach feels full of gas and may become distended (sticks out).
    Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 14 Sep. 2024
Verb
  • Imagine mastodon-like creatures whose noses are wind instruments that inflate the structures and emit sound.
    Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The primary objectives of wash trading include artificially inflating trading volume, creating a false impression of market activity and potentially manipulating the price of a security.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • For example, the whitening agent titanium dioxide in soups and dairy products can build up in the body and even damage DNA. European countries take a much more precautionary approach to additives in their food, Benesh says.
    Jonquilyn Hill, Vox, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Newman has a sizeable lead already built up irrespective of his results in the last two events and seems impossible to catch. Prediction: Garnett claims the 16th spot and Ignatowich/Loong miss out.
    Todd Boss, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • My clients have landed top roles by rising to this challenge, positioning themselves as stand-out candidates and innovative, high-impact leaders ready to meet an organization’s modern challenges.
    Gina Riley, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In fact, Knight Frank found that the percentage of U.S. buyers purchasing homes in London rose to 6.1 percent in the first six months of this year from 3.3 percent in the second part of 2023.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Puff (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puff%20%28up%29. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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