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mushroomed

verb as in sprout; grow quickly

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Kim said that by the end of the fiscal year that concluded in June, the university’s deficit had mushroomed to more than $200 million, a notable increase from $158 million a year earlier.

The practice mushroomed, especially during the pandemic, when people signed up for automatic deliveries of goods or streamed entertainment so they wouldn’t have to leave the house.

As China’s economy and manufacturing might have mushroomed in recent decades, U.S. dominance depended to a greater degree on its historic allegiances.

It has happened this year, as Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza mushroomed into a regional conflict, including an Iranian missile attack against Israel.

The program is a critical component of Breed’s high-profile campaign to more forcefully clear out the sprawling tent encampments that have mushroomed across the city in recent years.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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