inflated
adjective
in·flat·ed
in-ˈflā-təd 
1
: distended with air or gas
2
: expanded to an abnormal or unjustifiable volume or level
inflated prices
3
: elaborated or heightened by artificial or empty means
an inflated style of writing
4
: being hollow and enlarged or distended
Examples of inflated in a Sentence
a writer with an inflated reputation
an inflated style of writing
She objects to the inflated salaries that many professional athletes now receive.
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Fans and much of the media look at free agency as a chance to bring in some shiny new objects at inflated prices.
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
According to investigative reports, unscrupulous lawyers collude with medical mills and lawsuit financiers to recruit immigrants and people experiencing homelessness to orchestrate accidents, arrange unnecessary surgeries and cash in on inflated settlements.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
The ordinance aims to protect Santa Ana tenants from inflated or unfair rent increases that officials say can be driven by pricing tools, ones that critics argue allow landlords to artificially inflate rental prices, often working in coordination to manipulate competitive market rates.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026
But those are the stocks that are most inflated versus their fundamentals.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
According to investigative reports, unscrupulous lawyers collude with medical mills and lawsuit financiers to recruit immigrants and people experiencing homelessness to orchestrate accidents, arrange unnecessary surgeries and cash in on inflated settlements.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
The ordinance aims to protect Santa Ana tenants from inflated or unfair rent increases that officials say can be driven by pricing tools, ones that critics argue allow landlords to artificially inflate rental prices, often working in coordination to manipulate competitive market rates.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026
But those are the stocks that are most inflated versus their fundamentals.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Inflated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inflated. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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