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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 cumulative size of the oil market’s deficit has ballooned.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Donations to the nonprofit ballooned in the year after the rally.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Its revenue ballooned from $108 billion in 2011 to more than $416 billion in 2025.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Warsh has been a vocal critic of the size of the central bank’s balance sheet, which has ballooned to over $6 trillion, up from under $1 trillion before the 2008 financial crisis.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

A man’s work clothes, stiff with dirt, hang oddly ballooned in the closet.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García