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snowballing

ADJECTIVE

cumulative

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aggregate increasing

WEAK

accumulative additive additory advancing amassed augmenting chain collective heaped heightening increscent intensifying magnifying multiplying summative

Antonyms

WEAK

decreasing subtracting

ADJECTIVE

increasing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

developing expanding growing rising

STRONG

accumulating augmenting booming broadening enlarging flourishing maturing multiplying proliferating sprouting swelling waxing widening

WEAK

getting big piling up

Example Sentences

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Mr. Stratton’s tenant with two dogs presents a snowballing situation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The report had the effect of snowballing losses, as the company had already disclosed problems impacting over 6,000 aircraft.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025

Union bosses say teachers are under unprecedented pressure, suffering from snowballing demands, ever increasing workloads and, in many cases, burnout.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

“It seems like at-bats are snowballing on us right now,” Kiké Hernández added.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

Things had been snowballing, fast, and I couldn’t pretend I wasn’t scared anymore.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

snowballing

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