ballooned

The harsh parts of Marc’s personality ballooned to bizarre proportions, smothering his kindness, generosity and curiosity.

More than 20 clubs entered bankruptcy proceedings, unpaid wages dominated headlines, and debts to tax and social security authorities ballooned above £595m.

The Powerball jackpot has ballooned to $1.7 billion, the third highest in history, after no one won the latest drawing Wednesday night.

In less than an hour, that number had ballooned to 33.

Over the last four weeks, the team’s bullpen ERA has ballooned to 4.44.