blazes (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of blaze (up)
as in erupts
to develop suddenly and violently after years of decline, street crime blazed up again

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  1. erupts
  2. explodes
  3. breaks out
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  • Cockpit fight erupts The reason for the emergency soon became clearer.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
  • During surveillance, Joe recognizes one of the men involved in her abduction, setting off an operation that erupts into a deadly restaurant shootout.
    — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of erupts
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  • When the gang war that’s been building all along between the Greasers and the Socs finally explodes in the second act, the violence is conveyed through movement, lighting, sound and just all around scenic brilliance.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Continue reading … ‘NEVER-ENDING’ — Huge number of noncitizens found on voter rolls as Mike Lee explodes on 'honor system'.
    — , FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of explodes
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  • The stats Vasily Podkolzin breaks out with 30 goals and 22 assists.
    — Janson Duench, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In general, when a trade war breaks out, the smaller economy has more to lose compared to the larger one, said Ari Van Assche, a professor of international business at HEC Montréal who specializes in international trade.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of breaks out
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“Blazes (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blazes%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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