as in increase
the act or process of becoming greater in number
this mushrooming of options for phone, cable, and Internet service has left me hopelessly confused
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as in increasing
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
the suburb's population has mushroomed tremendously in the last decade
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Noun
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The Courant recently reported that while most Connecticut communities are proposing modest tax increases of 1 to 4% and a few planning no changes at all, several were warning of heftier hikes, one nearly 20%.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2025 -
According to the National Golf Foundation, 3.7 million young people, ages 6 thru 17, played golf on a course in 2024, an increase of close to 50 percent from five years earlier.—
Christopher Iasiello,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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President Joe Biden maintained those tariffs and added tariffs on other Chinese products, including personal protective equipment, electric vehicles, batteries, and steel, slightly increasing the average tariff on imports from China.—
Michael B. G. Froman,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Mar. 2025
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According to the study, increasing access to liquor stores by 10% resulted in a 37% increase in violent crime.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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With prices still rising after the Covid-19 pandemic caused inflation to spike, shoppers at high and low income level are flocking to stores providing the best prices on commodities.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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The Consumer Pulse report showed that 51 percent of shoppers are anxious about the rising cost of living driven by higher energy and housing costs in the winter months.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
WWD,
27 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The wholesale market got a yellow placard after county inspectors spotted old food accumulation on the ceiling panel above the meat cutter.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Polk’s Perpetual Purpose Model (PPM) shifts the wealth conversation from accumulation to stewardship.—
Forbes Press Releases,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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With re-accelerating inflation on the horizon, another 5%+ inflation over the next four years could easily see gold at $5,000 an ounce.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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These changes disrupt the body's delicate anabolic-catabolic balance, with testosterone promoting tissue growth and libido and cortisol accelerating breakdown and stress responses.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Jackson is also considering expanding her part-time interior decorating business.—
Barbara Bry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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Instead, Apple pledged to fund a Houston data center for computer servers powering artificial intelligence — a technology the company is expanding into as part of an industrywide craze.—
Michael Liedtke,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Mushrooming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mushrooming. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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