swollen
Example Sentences
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The budget deficit has already swollen close to the planned target for the whole year.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
“The rain has swollen the river to a thick brown muscle, humped up in the middle by its own force,” Cal notices, inspecting the ground where Rachel’s body was found.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
"He had a lot of edema, his face was very swollen, there was edema on his limbs, and a globular abdomen, like a balloon."
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
"Cells lacking the system lost their normal rectangular-like cell shape and instead became round and swollen," Springstein explains.
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
Chencho’s face around the missing eye was big and swollen as if it were infected.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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