1
as in to increase
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
the number of students who stay home sick balloons every winter
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2
as in to protrude
to extend outward beyond a usual point
the paper bag ballooned and blew away as the wind lifted it skyward
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Recent Examples of balloon
Rambo soon ballooned into a bullet-riddled, gorey series with five films to date.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2025
The cost of the Trans Mountain expansion, which nearly tripled the line's capacity to 890,000 barrels a day, ballooned more than sixfold by the time it was completed.
—Robert Tuttle Bloomberg News (wpns), arkansasonline.com, 9 Feb. 2025
His wealthy-weighted relief — with no additional tax cuts — would balloon the federal deficit by another $3.3 trillion in the coming decade, the Congressional Budget Office reported last spring.
—Bruce Fuller, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2025
Federal spending also has ballooned in recent years, although much of the increase is due to higher spending on Social Security and paying interest on federal debt, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2025
The cost of the Trans Mountain expansion, which nearly tripled the line's capacity to 890,000 barrels a day, ballooned more than sixfold by the time it was completed.
—Robert Tuttle Bloomberg News (wpns), arkansasonline.com, 9 Feb. 2025
His wealthy-weighted relief — with no additional tax cuts — would balloon the federal deficit by another $3.3 trillion in the coming decade, the Congressional Budget Office reported last spring.
—Bruce Fuller, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2025
Federal spending also has ballooned in recent years, although much of the increase is due to higher spending on Social Security and paying interest on federal debt, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for balloon
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Accordingly, with no viable domestic production alternative, prices for end-users would increase.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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China is facilitating this by strengthening cooperation with Russia on research and commercial activities, as well as by increasing China's national icebreaker capacity.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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In September 2024, suspect Ryan Routh, 59, was detained after Secret Service agents spotted a rifle protruding from a bush while Trump was playing on the golf course.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Its most significant physical feature is a segmented tread protruding from its back, and extending to the front of its face.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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With inflation high and interest rates rising, the outlook is bleak for many Americans.—
Francisco Velasquez,
Quartz,
28 Feb. 2025
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The personal savings rate also spiked higher, rising to 4.6%.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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Offerman also poked fun at himself with quips about his monotone voice and his appearance.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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Read more Adrien Brody gives powerful Oscar speech after Best Actor win The worst Super Bowl ads of 2025 Hulu's Oscars gaffe, email error sparks anger During the ceremony, Oscars host Conan O'Brien poked fun at the Dune star's outfit color choice.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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The imbalance swelled to a record $131.4 billion in January, a 34% increase from the prior month and nearly double from a year ago.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2025
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Also known as Triple E, the virus swells the brain, and kills about one in three patients.—
Denise Hruby,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Mar. 2025
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Early foldable phones bulged out of my pant pockets, and looked chunky in the hand.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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On the field, Orozco was successful in her first season before missing last year due to the aforementioned bulging disc.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2025
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If an earlier breakthrough occurs: Should a major quantum attack capability emerge earlier than expected, the bitcoin community can accelerate the above timeline.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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This aligns with developments in China, where the government is easing regulatory pressures on its tech sector to revitalize the economy and accelerate its AI ambitions to rival America.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2025
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Success in this new landscape depends on maintaining high-quality standards while effectively harnessing AI's capabilities to enhance and expand data resources.—
Deepak Yadav,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The speaker’s proposal would expand eligibility to 100% of the State Median Income, or up to $128,000 for a family of the same size, a Council source said.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Balloon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balloon. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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