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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1
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
Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
The percentage of income consumers are spending on their vehicles has remained relatively flat compared with 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic led to inflated pricing as demand surged but inventories stayed low.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 9 May 2026
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Numbers are being somewhat inflated by the fact that Nielsen is measuring out of market viewership to a greater extent than previous years.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
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Adjective
Still, robotics has a long history of inflated expectations, making many executives cautious about separating breakthrough potential from hype.
—Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
The percentage of income consumers are spending on their vehicles has remained relatively flat compared with 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic led to inflated pricing as demand surged but inventories stayed low.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 9 May 2026
Verb
The inner material, or bladder, is the portion of the speed bag that’s inflated to give the speed bag its shape and bounce.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Numbers are being somewhat inflated by the fact that Nielsen is measuring out of market viewership to a greater extent than previous years.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflated
Adjective
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He is accompanied by the Cubans Piñera and Rodríguez Tomeu, who read fragments of poems in a flowery, exaggerated way.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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And Cannes was an exaggerated version.—
Derek Lawrence,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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The lead times for high-voltage transformers, essential for grid interconnection, have increased to as long as four years.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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On Darlene Lane, the flow of contamination increased in late April and continues to seep into their neighbor’s yard.—
Nick Bowlin,
ProPublica,
18 May 2026
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Within a few moments, Mackenzie suddenly accelerated her car to 100 mph and crashed it into a brick building in Strongsville, Ohio.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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Notion reached $500 million in annual recurring revenue in 2025, and growth has accelerated every month since May when the company introduced AI agents to search through files or summarize meetings.—
Ellen Sheng,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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Efforts have picked up in recent years to limit ownership, including in Utah, where its Republican governor, Spencer Cox, signed a bill into law that expanded previous foreign restrictions.—
Gabe Kaminsky,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Brazil’s criminal organizations Comando Vermelho and Primeiro Comando da Capital have expanded aggressively across the Amazon over the past decade and now dominate key trafficking corridors linking coca-growing regions in Colombia and Peru to Atlantic ports used to ship cocaine to Europe.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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Delivery times for the laptop have ballooned to as much as four weeks as Taiwan’s Quanta and Foxconn rush to fill orders from factories in Vietnam and China.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Take note that the Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM) , which has Micron Technology , SK Hynix and Samsung as its largest holdings, has already ballooned to $10 billion in assets under management, after only launching a little over a month ago.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
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Becerra has since won endorsements from influential labor groups and Latino state leaders, and his once anemic fundraising has swelled.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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The popularity of Dry January has swelled.—
Luis Parrales,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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In his songs, the English language turned woolier and more expressionistic; musical space-time distended and stretched.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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His abdomen became distended, and his behavior changed — enough to concern caregivers.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2026
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Data from travel booking platform TrainPal shows that in April, purchases by UK residents of Eurostar tickets to France jumped 42% month-over-month and rose 25% year-over-year.—
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CNBC,
18 May 2026
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The pair wiped away tears as the audience rose to their feet in applause following the screening.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
18 May 2026
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“Inflated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflated. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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