1
as in to increase
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
the number of students who stay home sick balloons every winter
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2
as in to protrude
to extend outward beyond a usual point
the paper bag ballooned and blew away as the wind lifted it skyward
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Recent Examples of balloon
Czerwinski said 20 years ago, the town’s population was expected to balloon by more than 20,000 residents, but that hasn’t occurred.
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The annual budget in the development of 6,500 units and 25,000 residents inexplicably ballooned from $4 million to $13 million with no signs of how the money was being spent as amenities deteriorated.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
The issue is that the price of building a contender has ballooned to well above what most men’s basketball programs will have to work with from the split of their school’s revenue sharing cap.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The lack of availability in the private market has left many homeowners to fend for themselves, while the state's fire insurer of last resort, the California FAIR Plan, has ballooned in size.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The annual budget in the development of 6,500 units and 25,000 residents inexplicably ballooned from $4 million to $13 million with no signs of how the money was being spent as amenities deteriorated.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
The issue is that the price of building a contender has ballooned to well above what most men’s basketball programs will have to work with from the split of their school’s revenue sharing cap.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The lack of availability in the private market has left many homeowners to fend for themselves, while the state's fire insurer of last resort, the California FAIR Plan, has ballooned in size.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for balloon
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This initiative is driven by the goal of establishing a closed-loop raw material cycle and acknowledging the increasing significance of recycled materials in future battery production.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Apr. 2025
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The price of buying a foreign car could increase by anywhere between $5,000 to $15,000, Goldman Sachs estimates.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Apr. 2025
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The two rear cameras live in a small module that protrudes less than a millimeter from the back case.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2025
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Well down the mountainside a small ledge protruded from the sharp ridge like a bulbous growth.—
Percy Brown,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2025
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Single-family housing starts rose 11.4 percent in February, the highest rate in a year, but are primarily happening in just one part of the country.—
Sylvan Lane,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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The country’s Kospi stock index rose 0.56% after the announcement, while the won weakened 0.58% to trade at 1,422 against the dollar.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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The success of Deadpool & Wolverine was a bright spot in 2024, but that movie soared to success in part by poking fun at Marvel's failings.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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Others, of course, love the show's ability to poke fun at the cultural and political zeitgeist of the moment.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
14 Feb. 2025
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The agency hopes the undertaking will accommodate population swells on Fort Worth’s western outskirts.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
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Before the pandemic, Jackson County Public Health had about 30 employees, but swelled to about 120 during the crisis.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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Symptoms include swelling of the eyelid and skin around the eye, bulging eyes, discoloration or redness, painful or difficult eye movement, and vision troubles.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Samsung has shown off a stretchable display that’s capable of physically bulging out of a flat surface.—
Barry Collins,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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The improved coding and long-context capabilities could accelerate software development cycles, enabling developers to tackle more complex problems, analyze legacy code more effectively, or generate code documentation and tests more efficiently.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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This process can accelerate movement toward extreme issue-position groups and identities.—
Jen Cole Wright,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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That’s the plan at the 49ers’ facility where workers are tearing out the lone artificial surface field in preparation of expanding the team’s grass practice fields.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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In 2024, the league took concrete steps in that direction, expanding the number of international roster spots from five per team to seven.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Balloon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balloon. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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