snowballing
Example Sentences
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The U.S. is rushing to build infrastructure to stay ahead of China in the AI race, but consumer backlash is snowballing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
Badouard pointed to the so-called "network effect" that powered the snowballing of major platforms' user numbers as a factor now shielding them from competition.
From Barron's ● May 9, 2026
This has resulted in a very positive snowballing of monthly benefits that wouldn’t have otherwise occurred.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 4, 2025
Union bosses say teachers are under unprecedented pressure, suffering from snowballing demands, ever increasing workloads and, in many cases, burnout.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025
By the time they finished snowballing Dorothy Gruzik’s house, it was nearly white, and Beans had forgotten that he was cold.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
