as in exaggerated
extended beyond normal or realistic bounds
he's been walking around with an inflated ego every since he got the promotion
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1
as in increased
to make greater in size, amount, or number
Check that you have inflated your tires to the recommended pressure. Some sellers were inflating their prices by as much as 500 per cent.
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as in accelerated
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
Airbags are designed to inflate automatically on impact.
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Recent Examples of inflated
Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Trump on social media has promoted figures that showed an inflated spike in autism among American children and cited them again during an address to a joint session of Congress in late February.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
Last year, just 7% of executives left a job within six months—a number inflated by the 12% turnover rate of COOs, which the study says could signify the role’s prominence as a stepping stone to CEO.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Austin Neudecker, Weave Growth NO: Even if the hotel tax hike generates $1 billion over 10 years, rapidly rising construction costs, driven by inflated commodity prices and labor shortages, will likely outpace the initial estimates.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Trump on social media has promoted figures that showed an inflated spike in autism among American children and cited them again during an address to a joint session of Congress in late February.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
The thought was that to meet something with a laugh was the same thing as defanging it, a fearful humor inflated with American self-importance.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
Last year, just 7% of executives left a job within six months—a number inflated by the 12% turnover rate of COOs, which the study says could signify the role’s prominence as a stepping stone to CEO.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflated
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Funny and sad, exaggerated and honest, Youssef and Brady’s series offers escape and catharsis, all at the same time.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
17 Apr. 2025
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Melodrama gets a bad rap for being too exaggerated, and over-the-top but outrageous circumstances beget heightened emotions.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The case occurred in a trial that quickly increased the dose of the pill over a short period of time, the spokesperson said.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
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Instead of service being needed every 3,000 miles, it is expected to be increased to a range of 15,000 to 20,000 miles.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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But a rebuild can be accelerated a lot with a special player like Haliburton.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The rebuild accelerated after Indiana traded then-two-time All-Star Domantas Sabonis, along with Justin Holiday and Jeremy Lamb to Sacramento for Haliburton, Buddy Hield and Tristan Thompson at the 2022 trade deadline.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The White House did note that the tariffs can be expanded.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Another commenter expanded on this, pointing to the food and utensil choices as dead giveaways of American eating.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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Spending by the kingdom has ballooned due to Vision 2030, a sweeping campaign to transform the Saudi economy and diversify its revenue streams away from hydrocarbons.—
Natasha Turak,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2025
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Since the program's launch, the administration's focus on campus speech and policy has only ballooned, placing schools' federal funds and contracts at risk of termination and university administration and students in the center of high-stakes political crosshairs.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
9 Apr. 2025
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In terms of the design, the mix of rose gold and rhodium plating on the dial brings an industrial feel to the timepieces.—
Sophie Furley,
Robb Report,
24 Dec. 2024
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Novo Nordisk’s Fundamentals Over Recent Years Novo Nordisk’s revenue rose over 2x from 127 billion DKK in 2020 to 271 billion DKK for the last twelve-month period.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Fox immediately jumped back in on the top power-play unit.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Boise State came out of halftime down 32-22 and jumped into a quick 5-0 run.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Mar. 2025
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The report also included recommendations related to training and dash-mounted and body-worn camera policies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Mar. 2025
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Saturday felt eerily reminiscent as the Diamondbacks mounted a ninth-inning comeback.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Inflated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflated. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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