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
Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Oct. 2025
But the unrelentingly positive energy, like the inflated compliment culture of Hollywood as a whole, begins to grate.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
But its transfer market has been inflated and multi-club ownership (MCO) can, at this stage in the development of the women’s game, have a far greater impact on competitive balance than in the men’s version.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Some may say the home numbers are a bit inflated due to playing FCS opponents Long Island and Abilene Christian, but Hoover also faced Stanford on the road last season and North Carolina on the road in this year’s season opener.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Oct. 2025
But the unrelentingly positive energy, like the inflated compliment culture of Hollywood as a whole, begins to grate.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
Tires need to be properly inflated and rotated regularly.
—Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
But its transfer market has been inflated and multi-club ownership (MCO) can, at this stage in the development of the women’s game, have a far greater impact on competitive balance than in the men’s version.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflated
Adjective
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Viktor & Rolf played with exaggerated pointed collars and shorts with built in denim jackets tied around the waist.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Oct. 2025
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Midler joked to Colbert in an exaggerated pleading tone.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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At low concentrations, adsorption increased gradually, typical of monolayer adsorption, where molecules form a single layer on the surface.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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While global life expectancy is up, youth and young adult mortality rates increased between 2011 and 2023, according to the report.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, improved biodetection and biodefense technologies, accelerated by genome writing efforts, will enhance global health while better protecting us from the next outbreak or pandemic.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
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But if anything, the restrictions only accelerated his activism.—
Time,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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The debut of gym-style competition climbing in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics further expanded the sport’s visibility, bringing powerhouse women climbers like Janja Garnbret and Brooke Raboutou to the global stage.—
Kelli María Korducki,
HubSpot,
17 Oct. 2025
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Once a single dining room, the space has expanded to include six separate rooms and a full-service bar, totaling 13,000 square feet.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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Nevada lawyers wrote in an April 4 filing, which came well before the company’s valuation ballooned into the billions this summer.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Average enterprise contracts have also ballooned from $39,000 to $530,000, with Ramp projecting a further $1 million in 2026 as pilots develop into full-scale deployments.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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The crowd in Carlsbad swelled — estimates ranged from 7,000 to 10,000 — with sidewalks packed over a roughly mile-long stretch of Carlsbad Boulevard north from about Tamarack Avenue through Carlsbad Village.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Oct. 2025
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When torrential rains hit a swath of Mexico last week, the Cazones River swelled so fast there was virtually no time to flee.—
Cristopher Rogel Blanquet,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Al-Sudani, who rose to power after that upheaval, insisted his government had taken tangible steps to restore public trust, such as economic progress and political stability.—
Emma Graham,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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Odinga first rose to prominence as a political activist fighting against the one-party rule of President Daniel arap Moi in the 1980s.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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Hernandez belted a home run as part of a two-run top of the second inning that gave the Dodgers the lead after the Brewers jumped ahead with a Jackson Chourio solo homer in their first trip to the plate.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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After Walmart released the news on Tuesday, its share price jumped 5%.—
Serenah McKay,
Arkansas Online,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Inflated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflated. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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