snowball
Example Sentences
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The questionable charges kept appearing and eventually snowballed into hundreds of thousands of dollars, Haroutunian said.
Some districts suggest the confidentiality restrictions are needed to avoid a “snowball effect” of further litigation.
From Los Angeles Times
“It is like a snowball that has been rolling downhill and growing and growing,” Curtis said.
Mr Foster claimed many teachers "turned a blind eye" to cheating, which had allowed the problem to "snowball".
From BBC
Becky turned detective - and she discovered that reports of similar incidents nearby had "snowballed".
From BBC
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