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to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
the suburb's population has mushroomed tremendously in the last decade
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Recent Examples of mushroomed
This was at the start of 2025 and the Brazilian’s sense of wistfulness had mushroomed due to how badly his first six months had gone at Juventus.
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
What began as just a small bar in a heritage building on cobblestone streets has mushroomed into a space that spans nearly half a block.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Within minutes, makeshift structures mushroomed in the woods.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Flanagan will have to run amidst a backdrop of evolving fraud scandals that have mushroomed under the Walz-Flanagan administration.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
The industry has mushroomed from roughly 1,600 med spas in the US in 2010 to about 10,500 in 2023, according to the most recent trend report from the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa), which was released in November 2024.
—Deanna Pai, Allure, 18 Nov. 2025
Brands that were once skeptical about influencers have embraced them over time as sales-tracking tools have improved and the fan base of video creators has mushroomed.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Branches of major restaurant and store chains have mushroomed around the center in recent years, and the local mall has become a regional go-to, so much so that Apple massively expanded its store there earlier this year.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Its military and commercial shipbuilding capacity is roughly 230 times larger than that of the United States, and its long-range missile capabilities have mushroomed over the past two decades.
—Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2025
Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
What began as just a small bar in a heritage building on cobblestone streets has mushroomed into a space that spans nearly half a block.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Within minutes, makeshift structures mushroomed in the woods.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Flanagan will have to run amidst a backdrop of evolving fraud scandals that have mushroomed under the Walz-Flanagan administration.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
The industry has mushroomed from roughly 1,600 med spas in the US in 2010 to about 10,500 in 2023, according to the most recent trend report from the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa), which was released in November 2024.
—Deanna Pai, Allure, 18 Nov. 2025
Brands that were once skeptical about influencers have embraced them over time as sales-tracking tools have improved and the fan base of video creators has mushroomed.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Branches of major restaurant and store chains have mushroomed around the center in recent years, and the local mall has become a regional go-to, so much so that Apple massively expanded its store there earlier this year.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Its military and commercial shipbuilding capacity is roughly 230 times larger than that of the United States, and its long-range missile capabilities have mushroomed over the past two decades.
—Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mushroomed
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The phrase has been tagged in more than 550,000 posts on Instagram, while on TikTok the number of videos with the #curatedvintage hashtag increased by 50% in the past year.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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According to the complaint, the companies and their subsidiaries repeatedly increased EpiPen prices and paid pharmacy benefit managers to keep rival products off the market, which violates the Indiana Deceptive Consumer Sales Act, the Indiana Antitrust Act and the Medicaid False Claims Act.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
9 Feb. 2026
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Trump has not ruled out granting Maxwell clemency, but Republican pushback to that notion quickly rose after Maxwell made the appeal.—
Stephen Groves,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Swirling and intricate pink rose custom Pierre Frey wallpaper and deep blue wainscoting lead to the LaVerne suite, and mint greens and pastel pinks plus detailed wallpaper of Southwestern cacti and brush mirror Hal Thompson’s likes.—
Mandy Ellis,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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Haynam’s lawsuit came as scrutiny of Kersten’s leadership swelled in the wake of the Dexter Reed shooting in March 2024.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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The scandal swelled after British media reported a trove of emails between Mandelson and Epstein, in which the veteran Labour politician expressed support for his friend, despite the financier’s 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
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Those investigators learned that Rich was standing in the intersection with his hands on his hips and was not armed when DeOrzio accelerated without a warning and struck him, Steele said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The pandemic, of course, accelerated a troubling trend of newspaper closures over the last 20 years.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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The enhanced subsidies, which expanded eligibility both by lowering the percentage of household income people had to pay toward their care and removing an income cap, expired at the end of last year.—
Julie Appleby,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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Russia has been seen modernizing its nuclear facilities, and in recent years, China has expanded its main test site by digging new tunnels.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Mushroomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mushroomed. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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