1
as in having a fit
to become very angry
naturally I flared up when he insulted me
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2
as in blazing (up)
to develop suddenly and violently
my allergies always flare up in the spring
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Television cameras caught Adebayo snarling dismissively.—
Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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Entire families, with kids and dogs, took their holiday portraits — not with a jocular Santa, but with a snarling Krampus, standing in front of an Alpine forest backdrop.—
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The stadium of his archrival, once silent, was erupting.—
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By happenstance, the high risk report was released just as a scandal was erupting in Minnesota over widespread fraud in a program meant to keep children fed during the pandemic.—
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In such a case, any adjustment to that initial arrangement, no matter how small, would prevent the fluid from blowing up.—
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Of course, the committee wouldn’t normally award the prize to someone who has been blowing up small, allegedly drug-running fishing boats, killing the people in them.—
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The overlapping relationships between the three, heightened by external narratives in the press and online, fester in isolation, eventually exploding into tragedy.—
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Yoo thinks the company lost momentum after the 2016 Galaxy Note 7 crisis, when exploding batteries forced a massive recall.—
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Sold by MoreThan Films, a buzz title at September Venice Days, now breaking out abroad.—
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Microsoft first started breaking out Azure revenue growth last quarter.—
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With an economy that is persistently reliant on crude, pursuing policies that raise energy costs risks angering constituents.—
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The board instead approved a resolution to reexamine current campus spaces, angering some parents.—
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Even at the entry level, the disparity is glaring.—
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When state media broadcasts funerals for fighters killed in Syria or Yemen while Iran’s hospitals lack basic supplies, the disconnect between rhetoric and reality becomes glaring.—
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“Flaring (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flaring%20%28up%29. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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