1
: a sudden outburst or intensification
a flare-up of hostilities
2
: a sudden bursting (as of a smoldering fire) into flame or light
a danger of flare-ups
3
: a sudden appearance or worsening of the symptoms of a disease or condition
an asthmatic flare-up
Synonyms
Examples of flare-up in a Sentence
took medication to prevent a flare-up of her asthma
there's no need for an angry flare-up, as we'll take care of the problem immediately
Recent Examples on the Web
That overweight exposure has already generated banking flare-ups, such as New York Community Bank’s emergency bailout in March.
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Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 16 May 2024
But getting a flare-up on your face is on another level entirely.
—Alice Oglethorpe, SELF, 10 May 2024
Additionally, cicadas may lead to gout flare-ups and mercury accumulation in the insect means pregnant or lactating women and young children should avoid eating them, Amidor says.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2024
Occasionally, bits of the accretion disk fall into the black hole, causing visible flare-ups that astronomers can observe and document.
—Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 7 May 2024
The latest rhetorical flare-up over nuclear weapons comes at a time when Ukraine is undeniably struggling on the battlefield.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
Yet by concentrating so much financial firepower in its own hands, the Fed may be assuring that the potential for major flare-ups, and even worse, will always loom.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 3 May 2024
But they’re expertly threaded in, suggesting how a creative loner can experience flare-ups of imagination when the world reveals itself.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
The current flare-up of tensions appears to be dredging up dirty laundry going back several years at least.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 16 May 2024
But getting a flare-up on your face is on another level entirely.
—Alice Oglethorpe, SELF, 10 May 2024
Additionally, cicadas may lead to gout flare-ups and mercury accumulation in the insect means pregnant or lactating women and young children should avoid eating them, Amidor says.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2024
Occasionally, bits of the accretion disk fall into the black hole, causing visible flare-ups that astronomers can observe and document.
—Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 7 May 2024
The latest rhetorical flare-up over nuclear weapons comes at a time when Ukraine is undeniably struggling on the battlefield.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
Yet by concentrating so much financial firepower in its own hands, the Fed may be assuring that the potential for major flare-ups, and even worse, will always loom.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 3 May 2024
But they’re expertly threaded in, suggesting how a creative loner can experience flare-ups of imagination when the world reveals itself.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
The current flare-up of tensions appears to be dredging up dirty laundry going back several years at least.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
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flare-up
noun
: a sudden appearance or worsening of the symptoms of a disease or condition
an asthmatic flare-up
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