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Flare-up

Flare-up meaning

A sudden outbreak, outburst or eruption (originally of flame, but now used more generally of any violent activity or emotion). | A sudden intensification in activity. | An inflammation such as of tendons (tendonitis) or joints (osteoarthritis).

Example sentences (12)

ADEM consists of a single flare-up whereas MS is marked with several flare-ups over a long period of time.

According to the Israeli army, in the latest flare-up more than 1,000 rockets have been fired from Gaza towards Israeli territory, including 300 that were intercepted by the Iron Dome defence system.

After the last flare-up of fighting between Israel and Hamas in 2021, the IDF claimed to have destroyed more than 60 miles of tunnels.

Amid a rare offseason flare-up of rivalry drama between the University of New Mexico and New Mexico State that thus far prevented this year’s men’s basketball series from being scheduled, Monday brought progress.

As I watched the aerosol float by my eyes, I wondered if my flare-up was caused by my return to Philadelphia.

But socks can mitigate the chance of a flare-up.

China hit back on Wednesday after Biden referred to President Xi Jinping as a “dictator”, saying the remarks were absurd and a provocation, an unexpected flare-up following attempts by both sides to reduce friction.

Despite multiple attempts at short-term cease-fires since the onset of the conflict, all have been breached, with the latest flare-up erupting on Sunday.

Greater Khartoum and the flashpoint western region of Darfur have been the main battlegrounds so far but this week residents reported a flare-up of fighting in the Kordofan region, scene of another long-running rebellion.

Most of these vulnerable areas are situated in the peripheral areas of valley districts bordering Kuki- dominated districts, including the Torbung area of Bishnupur district, which is at the epicentre of the latest flare-up of tensions in the state.

Palestinian resistance movements in the nearby Gaza Strip have been warning the regime that it would have to bear the consequences of the flare-up that it has brought about in al-Quds and beyond.

Rail and air links to Peru’s famed Machu Picchu site had been cut early Friday after a flare-up in weeks-long protests that has killed dozens.