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- noun Alternative spelling of
flare-up .
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Examples
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Portis admitted that there was a past "flareup" with Zorn, but that it happened "a long time ago."
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I always get a superbad "flareup" of it for a few weeks after any time change.
GrassrootsPA Stories 2009
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This time to the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, where there has been a serious flareup in tensions.
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Yi missed one game and experience a flareup in his final game in Istanbul.
The story behind Gilbert Arenas's beard, and the full Media Day rundown Michael Lee 2010
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This time to the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, where there has been a serious flareup in tensions.
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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As far as China goes, the White House has gone from appeasing China to thinking about a stronger response, especially with the South China Sea flareup.
The Chasm Between India and the U.S. Harsh V. Pant 2011
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TEL AVIV—After an attack on the border between Israel and Egypt led to their worst flareup in tensions in a decade, some influential Israeli defense experts are questioning whether it is time to revisit a fundamental part of the 1979 peace treaty that has become a pillar of regional stability.
Israel-Egypt Tension Tests Peace Pact Joshua Mitnick 2011
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This impressive flareup of towering storms (with tops above 60,000 feet) was not only able to help redefine the center of the circulation closer to it, it also helped to spin up 99L to tropical depression and, just today, tropical storm strength.
Tropical Storm Richard blossoms in Caribbean Greg Postel 2010
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There was a big flareup for a while, and then it looked like VISA was going to replace it.
VISA Won't Replace Dusty PS3 After All - The Consumerist 2009
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In recent days, Lieberman has spoken out against letting a flareup of violence between Israel and Gaza die down.
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