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ballooned

VERB

billow out; bloat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

enlarge expand inflate swell

STRONG

belly bulge dilate distend

WEAK

blow up puff out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abridge compress contract lessen lower shrink

STRONG

cave in

Example Sentences

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The Gwent Levels is still subject to environmental protections, and by some estimates the original £1.6bn price tag could have ballooned to £2.5bn – the equivalent of almost the entire Welsh government capital budget.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Budgets initially ballooned as gaming studios raced to capture the attention of people stuck in their homes.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

Today, the county has ballooned to nearly a million residents and the Parish complex spans 4,664 acres.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The valuations of all three companies have ballooned in recent years, meaning the investors are anticipating massive windfalls that some now worry will never materialize.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

His neck ballooned as the spirits of battle went down his throat.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan