blew up

verb

Definition of blew upnext
past tense 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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3
as in shattered
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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4
as in cracked up
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 blew up
  1. angered
  2. exploded
  3. detonated
  4. announced
  5. snarled
  6. demolished
  7. advertised
  8. popped
Verb
  • The sequence of events clearly angered Bain.
    Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The move angered fans, and a scandal over offensive remarks Richards had made on a podcast led him to quit before his episodes aired.
    Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of angered
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  • Peters scribbled his scoop on X and the update exploded, generating more than 3M views.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Currently the largest wildfire in Southern California, the Palisades Fire grew out of a brush fire that exploded as powerful winds ripped through the area.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of exploded
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  • Jabbar placed two ice coolers with explosives along Bourbon Street, but the devices were not detonated.
    Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The explosion was caused by a combination of fireworks, gas tanks and camping fuel in the bed of the vehicle detonated by a device controlled by the driver.
    CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of detonated
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  • Research Institutes and Other Initiatives The College of William & Mary announced a $100 million gift that will be used to establish the Batten School of Coastal and Marine Sciences.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • That 10-year uptick was reported in a paper in 2023, while the American Association of Variable Star Observers announced T CrB’s pre-eruption dip in April 2024.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of announced
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  • Christmas Eve travel was briefly snarled as the Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop for all American Airlines flights Tuesday.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Christmas Eve travel was briefly snarled as the Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop for all American Airlines flights Tuesday.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of snarled
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  • When the government has demolished shantytowns, citizens have been relocated, but undocumented immigrants have not, UNICEF said.
    Julie Bourdin, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Finally, the wall that had the last remaining barely visible image of Christ was demolished.
    Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of demolished
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  • It's not always advertised, so reach out and ask about it.
    Malaka Gharib, NPR, 4 Jan. 2025
  • About 8% of job listings on Indeed advertised remote or hybrid work in November, down from a high of 10% in February 2022 but well above the 3% share in 2019.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025
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  • His athleticism popped a couple of times.
    Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Leavitt already has popped up on the early 2025 Heisman Trophy lists.
    Doug Haller, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of popped
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