swell
Example Sentences
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On Tuesday, she and two Ph.D. students took water samples on a placid bend of the river near a creek that had been swollen with sewage.
News of Guthrie’s abduction 18 days ago has triggered a swell of public interest that’s grown as the case goes unsolved.
From Los Angeles Times
Dujancourt works year‑round with four assistant designers, but the team swells to around 50 people ahead of the show.
From Barron's
It grew swollen and puffy and she punched it hard in the middle, oofing the air out of the puffiness and the knot out of herself.
From Literature
At one point his digital holdings swelled to $200,000 -- around 50 times the average annual income in Vietnam.
From Barron's
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