snowballing

Example Sentences

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Badouard pointed to the so-called "network effect" that powered the snowballing of major platforms' user numbers as a factor now shielding them from competition.

From Barron's • May 9, 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

The U.S. lifeline has for now stopped a run on the peso that risked snowballing into a deeper financial crisis, economists say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

She felt as if her momentum was snowballing, and realized that with better time management, she could also take on a few more hours at work and make a bit more money.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 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