as in dilating
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as in soaring
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as in increasing
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
the number of students who stay home sick balloons every winter
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as in protruding
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 ballooning
Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
But the idea of appealing to everyday runners, not just elites, was the beginning of what would become the hallmark of the major marathon circuit, ballooning in a matter of years into a phenomenon, and becoming a fundamental aspect of the growth of marathons over the next 15 years.
—Ben Goggin, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2025
Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
But other challenges have cropped up, too, from dockworker strikes to ballooning construction costs.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ballooning
Noun
Flynn cited the ballooning cost and community opposition in calling for the Wu administration to cancel the White Stadium plan.
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And none of this money includes what other partner nations pay per year on upkeep of their modules and the care, feeding, and training of crews, ballooning the overall cost further.
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Plenty of places around Arizona are popular among spectators eager to see the Falcon 9 soaring overheard.—
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Taylor Swift's date night necklace sent this small business soaring.—
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Despite his efforts, violence has continued to escalate with police increasing patrols and surveillance in Puerto Lopez following recent massacres in the province, the Associated Press said.—
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Progress in robotics, according to PNDbotics, depends less on increasing complexity and more on tighter integration between hardware and intelligence.—
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Avoid areas of ice with protruding debris like logs or brush.—
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Most often, she was seen with protruding, sculptural hair, abstract eye shadow, and vibrant lip colors, all in line with her aesthetic at the Mugler 1986 show.—
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The girls' mother, Ashley Gaffney, was an infant when diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, a disease of the heart muscle that causes the heart chambers to thin and stretch, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
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The photo clearly shows the feline's dilated pupils and ears backward, which is exactly what cats look like when mad.—
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Perfect for children’s bedrooms and play spaces, these favorably reviewed linen-blend curtains feature grommets for effortless gliding and breezy stripes in 27 colors that are equally kid- and grownup-friendly.—
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The team showed that this gliding persists down to –15 degree Celsius, setting a new benchmark for cellular motility in complex, nucleus-bearing organisms.—
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His ability to handle all this now, the rising fame and the expectation to be the best, is because his dad taught him how to always find his center.—
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Even in states like Texas, which opted not to expand its Medicaid program and continued to rely on counties to care for many of its uninsured, rising health care costs are straining local budgets.—
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Tonight, after poking the bear, this bear roared.—
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There are also dual Akrapvoic exhausts poking out the rear, framed by slim taillights.—
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Whereas Vaslav’s unorthodox looks infatuated many people, hers (protuberant teeth and lips, stocky body, flat chest, powerful thighs) alienated many.—
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And the rear of the case is deeper to accommodate a protuberant rear camera—hinting that the next iPad will see a big camera upgrade.—
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“Ballooning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballooning. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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