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balloon

noun as in inflated material or vehicle

Strongest match

verb as in billow out; bloat

Strongest matches

Weak matches

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"If I'd have ballooned up in weight and I'd not been in the gym just ticking over, then I wouldn't have been able to take the fight and I wouldn't be in this position today."

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“FEMA won’t be capable of reacting to the next hurricane. The National Weather Service won’t have the forecasters it needs to analyze the data from weather balloons.”

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As it stands, Oracle’s backlog has ballooned, and the company has projected strong revenue growth, but investors increasingly want information on how these deals will affect profitability.

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In recent years, restaurants have struggled to raise prices enough to cover ballooning costs.

At AMC, orange and green balloon sculptures—the color scheme of Swift’s album—arched over theater door entrances.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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