DOMING Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

doming

verb

present participle of dome

as in swelling

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City Hall’s budget keeps swelling — as do the taxes needed to support it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Engineers trying to support swelling AI workloads, video streaming, and cloud services often add thicker cables with more fiber pairs.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of swelling

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Once fished to the brink of extinction globally, sand tiger sharks, that iconic aquarium shark with a jaw of protruding, jagged teeth that only a mother could love, have been increasing in the Boston Harbor over the last decade.

— Asia London Palomba, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Oct. 2026
The face is a glossy black plastic with the exterior lenses slightly protruding, keeping the front from looking like a single flat surface.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

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Cryptographers responded by lengthening the keys, and 2,048 bits is now considered the minimum.

— Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026
The Lorenzo can be worn two ways, with or without a fine leather strap threaded through the gold Eye of the Needle, which can be buckled across the foot to create a leg-lengthening effect.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of lengthening

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In the grayness that should have been sunrise that morning, dark clouds sagged baggily over the very treetops, bulging as if ready to split under their liquid weight.

— Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Simmons has been out since training camp, with what head coach Andy Reid more recently called a bulging disc in his back.

— Sam McDowell October 12, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of bulging

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Despite being a weird device with a black-and-white screen and a crank jutting out the side, the Playdate has managed to cultivate a strong and constantly growing library of games.

— Andrew Webster, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
He was balanced atop an uneven band of rocks jutting into the Columbia River around sunrise.

— Ishani Desai, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of jutting

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To crimp, tightly roll the overhanging dough toward the center of the pie to form a thick lip that rests on the ridge of the plate.

— Melissa Weller, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026
Line a 13x9-inch baking pan with parchment paper, overhanging long sides by 2 inches.

— Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of overhanging

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Foster made the most of the opportunity, tallying seven catches for 73 yards and a touchdown in the preseason and standing out throughout training camp.

— Andrew Destin, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Agribusiness stocks are standing out on their charts as commodities regain momentum.

— Katie Stockton, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of standing out

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During the first day of the charter, Sandy notices that Nathan is punishing Joe for pouting in the previous charter, which wins her over to Joe’s side.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
Kardashian was snapped sitting in front of the pair, pouting while flashing a peace sign at the camera during a break from filming.

— Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of pouting

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