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ballooned

VERB

billow out; bloat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

enlarge expand inflate swell

STRONG

belly bulge dilate distend

WEAK

blow up puff out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abridge compress contract lessen lower shrink

STRONG

cave in

Example Sentences

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College wait lists have ballooned to give schools options; “Why continue stringing me on?”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

That valuation since has ballooned to nearly $21 billion.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

The cumulative size of the oil market’s deficit has ballooned.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

But as his fortune has ballooned, so too have his property holdings and his presence in the once-“idyllic” community.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

He was plummeting downward so fast, his clothes ballooned around him.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins