flared (up)

past tense of flare (up)

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Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Without another word, O'Neal immediately nailed the shot, and Reese erupted in cheers.
    Danielle Jennings, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance's microphone was temporarily muted Tuesday night by CBS News during the debate after a fact-check erupted into an argument.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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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