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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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Microsoft's initial $13 billion investment ballooned to be worth $92 billion four years later.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Colleges have always used wait lists to manage enrollment, but the lists have ballooned in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

But as his fortune has ballooned, so too have his property holdings and his presence in the once-“idyllic” community.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

The words ballooned from the lips and hovered about our heads—silent, separate, and pleasantly mysterious.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison