as in exaggerated
extended beyond normal or realistic bounds
he's been walking around with an inflated ego every since he got the promotion
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as in increased
to make greater in size, amount, or number
Check that you have inflated your tires to the recommended pressure. Some sellers were inflating their prices by as much as 500 per cent.
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as in accelerated
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
Airbags are designed to inflate automatically on impact.
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Recent Examples of inflated
Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Casks are often sold at vastly inflated prices, may not even exist at all, or the same cask is sold to multiple ‘investors’.
—Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
Last year, just 7% of executives left a job within six months—a number inflated by the 12% turnover rate of COOs, which the study says could signify the role’s prominence as a stepping stone to CEO.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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This is the Court that just last year gave us Trump v. United States, with its inflated concept of Presidential authority and extensive grant of Presidential immunity from criminal prosecution.
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The thought was that to meet something with a laugh was the same thing as defanging it, a fearful humor inflated with American self-importance.
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He is also known for his avant-garde silhouettes that incorporate exaggerated and twisting volumes.—
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For some royal watchers, Prince Louis stole the show, copying Prince George and giving an exaggerated eye roll in another heart-warming moment.—
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The case occurred in a trial that quickly increased the dose of the pill over a short period of time, the spokesperson said.—
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Instead of service being needed every 3,000 miles, it is expected to be increased to a range of 15,000 to 20,000 miles.—
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But a rebuild can be accelerated a lot with a special player like Haliburton.—
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The rebuild accelerated after Indiana traded then-two-time All-Star Domantas Sabonis, along with Justin Holiday and Jeremy Lamb to Sacramento for Haliburton, Buddy Hield and Tristan Thompson at the 2022 trade deadline.—
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The White House did note that the tariffs can be expanded.—
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Another commenter expanded on this, pointing to the food and utensil choices as dead giveaways of American eating.—
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Spending by the kingdom has ballooned due to Vision 2030, a sweeping campaign to transform the Saudi economy and diversify its revenue streams away from hydrocarbons.—
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Since the program's launch, the administration's focus on campus speech and policy has only ballooned, placing schools' federal funds and contracts at risk of termination and university administration and students in the center of high-stakes political crosshairs.—
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In terms of the design, the mix of rose gold and rhodium plating on the dial brings an industrial feel to the timepieces.—
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Novo Nordisk’s Fundamentals Over Recent Years Novo Nordisk’s revenue rose over 2x from 127 billion DKK in 2020 to 271 billion DKK for the last twelve-month period.—
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Fox immediately jumped back in on the top power-play unit.—
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Migrant apprehensions jumped by 57% from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, along the San Diego border — from 216,955 to 341,580, according to Customs and Border Protection data.—
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The report also included recommendations related to training and dash-mounted and body-worn camera policies.—
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Saturday felt eerily reminiscent as the Diamondbacks mounted a ninth-inning comeback.—
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“Inflated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflated. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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