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  1. outburst, burst, flare-upverb

    a sudden intense happening

    "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning"

    Synonyms:
    outburst, fusillade, volley, fit, gush, tumultuous disturbance, blowup, explosion, effusion, salvo, ebullition, burst

  2. flare upverb

    ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down

    "the fire flared up and died down once again"

    Synonyms:
    irrupt, erupt, flare up, flare, break open, burst out

  3. erupt, irrupt, flare up, flare, break open, burst outverb

    erupt or intensify suddenly

    "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"

    Synonyms:
    come out, flare up, intrude, catch fire, ignite, blaze up, break through, extravasate, belch, burn up, flare out, flare, break open, break, burst, break out, combust, irrupt, erupt, flame, burst out, flame up, split, explode, conflagrate, push through, recrudesce, take fire, pop out

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  1. flare-upnoun

    Synonyms:
    passion, anger, outburst

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  1. List of paraphrases for "flare-up":

    outbreak

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How to use flare-up in a sentence?

  1. Mark Broadbent:

    They are experienced. They know their facilities, what valves to turn. Their response time is much quicker, and they can easily resolve problems when units flare up, the companies have certainly shown they are capable of running the refineries, but over time, as more upsets occur, they will likely not be handled as quickly.

  2. Daniel Pipes:

    Most of the time, these are quiet places with nothing going on, but they’re apt to flare up.

  3. Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson:

    They thought that they could treat it and that he would be okay, he came back and tried for a little bit, and then it would flare up, and he would have to be out again. I know it was frustrating, really frustrating for him, and scary for him.

  4. Jason Tuvey:

    The latest developments certainly raised concern that tensions will continue to flare up.

  5. The President:

    The crisis is being handled. ... Some areas that were very hard-hit are now doing very well. Some were doing very well, and we thought they may be gone and they flare up, and we're putting out the fires.


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  • vzplanutíCzech
  • вспышкаRussian
  • patlama, hiddet, tutuşma, ânî alevlenme, parlayıverme, ânî öfkeTurkish

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