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ballooned

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verb

past tense of balloon

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ballooned
Verb
Over the summer, the waitlist for shelter ballooned to more than 200 families. — Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2026 The film eventually ballooned to six hours before Gibney began whittling it back. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 Experts estimate its population has ballooned from less than 1 million in 2001 to 6 million today. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 This post was originally published on October 3 Bitcoin has rocketed higher since its creation just over 15 years ago—largely due to a global financial crisis that has ballooned to a $365 trillion emergency. — Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Though the price has ballooned to $7 in the Senate since, McGuire’s still sells it for less than a quarter. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2026 Viard watched firsthand as fashion ballooned into a global industry, designers becoming celebrities unto themselves and budgets exploding. — Olivier Bouchara, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026 Remaining performance obligations ballooned to $638 billion by fiscal year-end compared to $138 billion last fiscal year. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026 The company’s 150-person workforce has ballooned by 40 percent during that time. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballooned
Adjective
  • Remember that when the cast first comes off, the nose is still swollen and far from its final result.
    — Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Infected people may have painfully swollen lymph nodes known as buboes, along with fever and chills, a severe headache, body aches and exhaustion.
    — News Editor, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • While the space is only 10 percent bigger, the redesign has increased the number of fitting stations from four to six, allowing more customers to be serviced at the same time.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Attacks on ships transiting the strait have increased since Iran's proposal was rejected.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The semiaquatic predator’s eyes would have also protruded from the skull, similar to the Indian gharial, because the eye sockets were raised like a telescope, Burke added.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The stranger’s hollow cheeks, his dark eyes, whose lashes always appeared wet, the bony shoulders that protruded from the singlet Chee Meng had lent him—all of it frightened Shawn.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Fiber slows gastric emptying, making the stomach more distended.
    — Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 27 May 2026
  • The distended episodes were littered with what feels like filler, little of which offered much in the way of narrative value.
    — Emma Flint, IndieWire, 25 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Further east, in the coastal province of Rayong abutting a major industrial belt, authorities ordered evacuations on Monday after flood waters swelled two reservoirs beyond their capacity.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In 2023, one of the wettest years in decades, the San Joaquin swelled to four miles wide at the site.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Bellingham poked in Gordon's cross midway through the first half.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • George Lombard singled in a run, Jazz Chisholm poked one through the right side, Trent Grisham got a bunt down for a hit, knocking Crochet out of the game without getting an out.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Bake pancake until puffed and brown around edges, 20–25 minutes.
    — Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Re-cover and let the dough rise again in a warm spot until puffed and some bubbles have formed, about 1 hour.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Jim Bakker, televangelist who rose to fame and fell from grace, has died at 86.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • First-half box office rose 42% on last year, admissions rose 34%, and Korean films took 64% of revenue.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

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“Ballooned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballooned. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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