ballooned
Example Sentences
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She encountered a queue that ballooned to over 80,000 people—the longest in the museum’s history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
California’s annual Medicaid spending on in-home care has ballooned to roughly $25 billion from roughly $9.2 billion seven years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The note also makes the point that U.S. interest payments as a percentage of GDP are roughly 4.1% whereas in the late 90s they had ballooned to a figure approaching 5%.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Spending on benefits has ballooned in recent years and is forecast to rise to £408.6bn in 2030/31, according to figures from the Department for Work and Pensions.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
At once the curtains filled with air and ballooned giddily into the room.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
