blaze (up)

verb

Definition of blaze (up)next
as in to erupt
to develop suddenly and violently after years of decline, street crime blazed up again

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blaze (up)
  1. erupt
  2. explode
  3. break out
Verb
  • But as with all things the Griswolds do, everything goes wrong, mayhem erupts and absolute comedy ensues.
    Keith Langston, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The car erupted into flames, careened across the track like a meteor on a particularly bad day, and came to rest against the wall as little more than a smoldering wreck.
    Greg Engle, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of erupt
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  • Growth in private credit assets has exploded over the past few years, and BlackRock sees this trend continuing through the rest of the decade, with traditional private credit AUM more than doubling.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Less than a month after it was installed, a gas line connected to the red and green lights exploded, badly burning the traffic warden operating the signal.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of explode
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  • Rebellion also broke out in the neighboring Suwayda province, dominated by the Druze religious minority, with Suwayda central prison seized and prisoners released.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Finally Chastain got her moment on stage and told a poignant story about all the women in her family and how theatre became her ticket to breaking out and finding her own voice, something not everyone n her family was able to do due to societal norms of the times.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of break out
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