puff (up)

verb

Definition of puff (up)next
as in to roll up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puff (up)
  1. roll up
  2. blow up
  3. bulk
  4. increase
  5. distend
  6. inflate
  7. build up
  8. rise
Verb
  • Lenovo executives told The Verge that the laptop was rated for at least 20,000 rolls up and down and 30,000 hinge openings and closings.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The two-time Oscar winner rolled up to the 2025 Golden Globes in perhaps the boldest haircut known to womankind—and looked incredible, of course.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of roll up
Verb
  • Ever have a conversation with a colleague that blows up?
    Anne Sugar, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • What of Norman Powell, who is blowing up with a career year of his own at 31?
    John Hollinger, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of blow up
Verb
  • In the past, the Bulls bulked at offers for LaVine.
    Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic, 11 July 2024
  • Cullen immediately went to work bulking Armstrong up, preparing him for the rigors of ovals.
    Jenna Fryer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2024
Definition of bulk
Verb
  • The trail system would increase local connectivity, promote walkable transportation options, and support safety and regular maintenance via county and volunteer patrols, according to the website.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
  • But there was no pain, only the faint itch, and even that hadn’t increased in intensity.
    EW.com, EW.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of increase
Verb
  • The Most Exciting New Advances in Managing COPD With another strategy, diaphragmatic breathing, patients concentrate on distending their abdomen while taking in air.
    Matt Fuchs, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Abdominal bloating is when the stomach feels full of gas and may become distended (sticks out).
    Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 14 Sep. 2024
Definition of distend
Verb
  • Adams has touted decreases in migrant spending as a further sign the worst of the crisis is behind the city — although members of the City Council and the city’s Independent Budget Office have said the administration inflated cost estimates for migrant expenses.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Even the Chinese economy is shrinking relative to that of the United States in current dollar terms—the clearest gauge of a country’s purchasing power in international markets—and that measure flatters China, since Beijing inflates its numbers.
    Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of inflate
Verb
  • Researchers and public health advocates are increasingly concerned because some PFAS build up in human blood, take years to leave the body and don’t break down in the environment.
    Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Mitigating The Impact Of Tariffs To mitigate the impact of the tariffs that Trump has promised to impose on China, some CEOs have taken steps to help build up their inventories of products and materials.
    Edward Segal, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of build up
Verb
  • Temperatures will rise throughout the day, with a high of 50 degrees forecast for the Metroplex.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2025
  • When power outages stretch out over several days, incidents of gastrointestinal illness often rise, Casey says.
    Maria Godoy, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of rise
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“Puff (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puff%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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