as in to roll up
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puff (up)
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After the pink fabric is unfastened from styrofoam beams floating 200 feet out from each island, the sections are towed to shore and rolled up in bundles, Morgan said.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026 -
Its balloon sleeves can be worn long or rolled up for a more elevated look.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Apr. 2026
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Record labels are doing this too, getting clippers to pair compelling video snippets with artists’ songs on places like TikTok, all in the hopes that the song is going to blow up.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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That story blew up the baseball world for a little while, with questions raised about your reputation as a teammate and clubhouse presence.—
Annie Heilbrunn,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Finish with shredded cheese, crispy bacon, diced ham, shredded chicken, or crispy pancetta to bulk it up to a main course.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2026
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Add shredded chicken to bulk it up further, or finish it with a dollop of sour cream, some fresh cilantro, or a bit of shredded cheese.—
Martha Stewart,
Martha Stewart,
15 Jan. 2026
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Water testing has been temporarily increased to once a month at the Oceanside Harbor after someone reported seeing a suspicious liquid dumped from a boat.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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This sprawling, unchecked population growth just increases water demand.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Storylines built up in the previous movies fizzled out or were totally ignored, which made the lack of planning even more obvious.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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In 2024, Jain and his team reported that dendritic plateaus might cause a cascade of biochemical signals to build up over several seconds and then activate one of the most important proteins for learning, known as CaMKII.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
24 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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From his earliest days as an agent, Meredith proudly flouted industry convention while inflating his own reputation and padding his bank account.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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But they are expected to rise with tightening supplies of fuel and fertilizer.—
Mae Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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To address rising demand of lithium The USGS projects that global production capacity will double by 2029 to address rising demand from technology companies.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Puff (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puff%20%28up%29. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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