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as in increasing
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 accelerating
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
Airbags are designed to inflate automatically on impact.
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Recent Examples of inflating
The measure also takes aim at what medical expenses can be included in lawsuits over car accidents, in an effort, according to the company’s spokespeople, to prevent healthcare providers from inflating bills or prescribing unnecessary procedures.
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Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 31 Dec. 2025
The team suspected that something else about Neanderthal’s diet was inflating Neanderthal’s nitrogen-15 values.
—Jay Kakade
december 31, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2025
On Thursday, the 34 year-old was sentenced to 15 years in prison, after being charged with misleading investors and inflating the value of his company’s cryptocurrencies known as Terra and Luna.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025
Therm-a-Rest Basecamp Self–inflating Sleeping Pad This self-inflating pad is thick, warm, and built for campers who want mattress-level comfort in the wild.
—Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2025
Assured has not been accused by the CCC of inflating THC levels.
—Louisa Moller, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
What was once meant to be a narrow exception for genuine crises has become a routine pretext for government overreach — a means of inflating executive power and corroding the nation’s fiscal credibility.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
The lawsuit alleges Spotify failed to prevent bots fraudulently inflating streams for Drake, whose legal name is Aubrey Drake Graham.
—Lauren Wilson, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
These Standard Model interactions would have heated the inflating universe, sidestepping the complication of needing a subsequent reheating phase.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2025
Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 31 Dec. 2025
The team suspected that something else about Neanderthal’s diet was inflating Neanderthal’s nitrogen-15 values.
—Jay Kakade
december 31, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2025
On Thursday, the 34 year-old was sentenced to 15 years in prison, after being charged with misleading investors and inflating the value of his company’s cryptocurrencies known as Terra and Luna.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025
Therm-a-Rest Basecamp Self–inflating Sleeping Pad This self-inflating pad is thick, warm, and built for campers who want mattress-level comfort in the wild.
—Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2025
Assured has not been accused by the CCC of inflating THC levels.
—Louisa Moller, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
What was once meant to be a narrow exception for genuine crises has become a routine pretext for government overreach — a means of inflating executive power and corroding the nation’s fiscal credibility.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
The lawsuit alleges Spotify failed to prevent bots fraudulently inflating streams for Drake, whose legal name is Aubrey Drake Graham.
—Lauren Wilson, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
These Standard Model interactions would have heated the inflating universe, sidestepping the complication of needing a subsequent reheating phase.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflating
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Still, mainstream Democrats and the Democratic Party seemed inclined to hitch their fates to many of the issues which currently define a politics of domination, like threatening Venezuela or increasing ICE funding, even though for the first time, more voters want to abolish ICE than to keep it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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But the increasing state support comes amid a dramatic overall decline.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2026
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Despite re-accelerating growth while expanding its AI narrative, NET has failed to convert fundamentals into durable upside.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
14 Jan. 2026
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But for large industrial firms—for OEMs of turbines, compressors, chillers, heavy machinery—the real value is in accelerating engineering itself.—
Paul Eremenko,
Fortune,
14 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, venture capital money poured into AI startups with many raising funds at high valuations and little product.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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Type One is also in the midst of raising a $250 million Series B at a $900 million pre-money valuation, according to sources and later confirmed by the company.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Jan. 2026
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Over the years, Harold’s Chicken grew far beyond its original location, expanding into a regional brand with restaurants across eight states.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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Mitsubishi is looking to capitalize on rising power needs from data centers, manufacturing, as well as LNG exports, by expanding in the the world's largest gas market, citing domestic consumption, production, exports, and further demand growth.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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Black will join rising redshirt senior Devin McDonough and rising sophomore Luke Brown on the roster.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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In an increasingly hostile regulatory environment, with a cooling economy and rising costs across the board, Colorado’s small businesses need relief, not another squeeze.—
Ryan Gonzalez,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
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In some children, peanut allergy can trigger severe, life-threatening reactions, including difficulty breathing, swelling of the throat and a dangerous drop in blood pressure, according to Mayo Clinic.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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In July, the White House also shared that the president had been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, which causes noticeable swelling in his legs.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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As more retail investors participate in capital markets, the opportunities for asset managers to handle those funds are ballooning.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
19 Dec. 2025
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Oracle has been a darling of the artificial intelligence boom, ballooning Larry Ellison's fortune to more than $230 billion, according to Bloomberg Billionaires.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
18 Dec. 2025
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If jumping to conclusions were an Olympic sport, these premature commentators who sought to create a narrative would receive gold medals.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Jan. 2026
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However, 49ers linebacker Eric Kendricks read the play perfectly, jumping the route and knocking it incomplete with 43 seconds left to seal victory for San Francisco.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Inflating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflating. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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