inflated
adjective
in·flat·ed
in-ˈflā-təd 
1
: distended with air or gas
2
: expanded to an abnormal or unjustifiable volume or level
inflated prices
3
: elaborated or heightened by artificial or empty means
an inflated style of writing
4
: being hollow and enlarged or distended
Examples of inflated in a Sentence
a writer with an inflated reputation
an inflated style of writing
She objects to the inflated salaries that many professional athletes now receive.
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Calling for your own manager to be sacked when the team is 14th in a congested table, still only three points off a top-half finish with 13 games left, is a more telling reflection of their sense of entitlement and inflated expectations than Hurzeler’s level of competence.
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Our representatives need to get out from behind their desks and find out why inflated prices that matter most to consumers are rising.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Whereas Apollo space suits were akin to wearing an inflated balloon that greatly hindered motion, the AxEMU is designed with flexible joints that give astronauts mobility to kneel, jog or even do the splits.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
Haber said in these contracts, Coto agreed to pay inflated prices for services for the building, including cleaning, security and maintenance.
—Catherine Odom
february 5, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Our representatives need to get out from behind their desks and find out why inflated prices that matter most to consumers are rising.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Whereas Apollo space suits were akin to wearing an inflated balloon that greatly hindered motion, the AxEMU is designed with flexible joints that give astronauts mobility to kneel, jog or even do the splits.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
Haber said in these contracts, Coto agreed to pay inflated prices for services for the building, including cleaning, security and maintenance.
—Catherine Odom
february 5, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Inflated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inflated. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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