as in to increase
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
the little problems we ignored began to snowball into huge headaches
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Recent Examples of snowball
What began as a snarky response quickly snowballed into a meme, as commentators focused on their favorite lines from the book.
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Having a solid network and being a go-to in the music arena allowed for this meeting to happen and helped snowball our growth in the gaming sector.
—Nathan Green, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025
By the end of a calendar year that featured a Presidents’ Trophy, their 12-4-1 start had snowballed into a 16-19-1 record.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Mobility issues, cognitive decline, and logistical barriers like grocery delivery or medication schedules can quickly snowball into crises.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Having a solid network and being a go-to in the music arena allowed for this meeting to happen and helped snowball our growth in the gaming sector.
—Nathan Green, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025
By the end of a calendar year that featured a Presidents’ Trophy, their 12-4-1 start had snowballed into a 16-19-1 record.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Mobility issues, cognitive decline, and logistical barriers like grocery delivery or medication schedules can quickly snowball into crises.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snowball
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Decades of research and studies in agriculture have increased production across all crops in the U.S., said James, and cannabis can adopt those same technologies.—
Julie Weed,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Tariffs did not have the inflationary effects many economists projected, and despite pessimism from the political commentariat, Trump’s public pledges that foreign companies will increase domestic investment have already begun to be fulfilled.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
25 July 2025
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Sales rose 7% in the second quarter compared with Q2 2024 and 12% in 2025’s first half.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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Those are the three names president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski mentioned as rising to the occasion in the bullpen when asked earlier on Monday.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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This leads to swelling and a build-up of fluids in the area, which can cause cloudy vision and other changes.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
30 July 2025
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Dolphins head coach McDaniel also stated that there was too much swelling in Kohou's knee to determine what the injury truly is.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 2025
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As for Nowak’s question about the possibility of AWS’ growth rate accelerating in the back half of the year, Jassy wouldn’t directly answer it but stressed his optimism, in part stemming from AWS customers starting to deploy more AI products at scale that should continue to ramp in coming quarters.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
1 Aug. 2025
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With complete control of its destiny, the WSL has accelerated its growth, becoming one of the premier women’s leagues in the world, alongside the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) in the U.S. and Spain’s Liga F.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The digital asset suffered this retracement after rising more than 60% in value, climbing from less than $2,400 earlier in July.—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Requirements: Must be at least 16 years old; naturally creative, enthusiastic and animated; able to positively interact non-verbally with guests; able to walk, climb and stand while wearing a heavy, oversized and confining full body character costume for up to 20-30 minutes at a time.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
1 Aug. 2025
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Once a colony forms, more ants will follow and the colony will start to expand.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
26 July 2025
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The plan laid out in Tuesday’s staff report proposed a ballot measure that would expand protections for thousands of acres of open space across Irvine.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
26 July 2025
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“Snowball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snowball. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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