There was a flare-up between local residents and state regulators.
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Flare-up
Synonyms for "flare-up" (42 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (12)
Related words (21)
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5 entriesTranslations
13 translations across 8 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- ثَوَرَان noun (outbreak, outburst or eruption)
Czech
1 entries- vzplanutí noun (outbreak, outburst or eruption)
Finnish
1 entries- purkaus noun (outbreak, outburst or eruption)
Hindi
1 entries- भभका noun (outbreak, outburst or eruption)
Polish
1 entries- rozbłysk noun (outbreak, outburst or eruption)
Russian
1 entries- вспы́шка noun (outbreak, outburst or eruption)
Spanish
1 entries- brote noun (outbreak, outburst or eruption)
Turkish
4 entries- hiddet noun (outbreak, outburst or eruption)
- parlayıverme noun (outbreak, outburst or eruption)
- patlama noun (outbreak, outburst or eruption)
- tutuşma noun (outbreak, outburst or eruption)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
But what I do think is that there's likely to be a regular flare-up soon. And how can one tell where that may end? If only I could get Ambrose to take me away somewhere! But he won't budge.
Source: wiktionary
The disadvantage of the underfired grill is the potential for flareups, which can cause a burned spot or carbonization. Not only do these taste bad, but they are also carcinogenic.
Source: wiktionary
Although Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis are chronic, they are characterized by periods of remission that last for varying amounts of time, interrupted by flare-ups, when symptoms of the disease become more evident.
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