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
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  • The trip to Moscow angered EU and NATO leaders, and Jens Stoltenberg, then the secretary general of the transatlantic defense alliance, said Orbán's visit did not represent the bloc or its Ukraine policies.
    Ibrahim Aksoy, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The bill has angered the French left, who view it as a means of appeasing far-right lawmakers in parliament.
    Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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  • This was before the release of Bong Joon-ho’s multi-Oscar winner Parasite, before Korean cinema exploded worldwide and before CJ Entertainment became one of the biggest global production outfits with its 2022 acquisition of Endeavor Content (now Fifth Season).
    Soomee Park, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The bomb that exploded on Wednesday, however, detonated before it could be found, causing concern but fortunately no casualties.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2024
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  • View Comments Shipping rates soared during and immediately after the pandemic, as supply chains snarled and demand surged.
    Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • View Comments Shipping rates soared during and immediately after the pandemic, as supply chains snarled and demand surged.
    Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
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  • The distillery operated sporadically before being mothballed in 1998 and demolished in 2013.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Buildings on site tied to the Cadillac dealership have already been demolished as part of the redevelopment plans, including a parts service building and a collision, paint, and repair center.
    Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of demolished
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  • Soto blasted a career-high 41 home runs this season to go along with 109 RBIs, fourth and sixth most, respectively, in those two traditional MLB categories.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • However, Edman blasted a two-run home run off Manaea to extend the lead and officially wake up the Dodgers faithful.
    Jacob Lev, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of blasted
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  • One year later, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz popped up on The Danny Thomas Show.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Harris was also featured in fake ads that popped up in Philadelphia last month.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of popped
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  • No arrests have been announced, and investigators are still working to determine a motive for the shooting.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Polis’ office announced the project – but no price tag – on Friday.
    Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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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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