mushroomed

VERB

sprout; grow quickly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boom burgeon expand explode flourish proliferate shoot up

STRONG

augment burst detonate grow increase luxuriate spread

WEAK

blow up go off grow rapidly spring up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail shrink

STRONG

decrease diminish

WEAK

shrivel

Example Sentences

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His Mango brand quickly mushroomed across Spain and has become one of the world's leading fashion groups, with about 2,850 stores worldwide.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

The conflict has mushroomed to draw in nations around the Middle East, sending energy markets into a tailspin and threatening to torpedo the global economy.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Just as the fund’s weighting in SpaceX shrank when money came into the ETF in December, it mushroomed when money went out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

This was the version of reality she lived after early mental health issues mushroomed into full-blown psychosis.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

During the following weeks, the Mother Paula’s story mushroomed into a full-blown scandal.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen