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to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
the suburb's population has mushroomed tremendously in the last decade
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Recent Examples of mushroomed
Meanwhile, pushback from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers mushroomed.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
In a study published yesterday in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, state and federal researchers provided a detailed postmortem of last year’s massive multi-state measles outbreak that mushroomed out of West Texas.
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Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
But at the same time, its median rent rate has declined, even as rents across the country mushroomed.
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Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Proctor mushroomed to 400 pounds as a freshman, but Sullivan emerged from his predraft visit confident that his weight won’t be an issue.
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
But Democratic members of Congress grilled him on his record of vaccine opposition and handling of the resurgence of measles, which has mushroomed to thousands of cases in the past year.
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Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2026
In the article, Brightman spotlights the historic surge in AI capital expenditures (capex) that has mushroomed from $250 billion in 2024 to $650 billion this year by Bloomberg’s estimate, equal to 2% of GDP.
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Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
Besides providing basic security in buildings that can have hundreds of residents, doorpersons field package and food deliveries that have mushroomed since the COVID-19 pandemic and help people with strollers and walkers navigate lobby stairs.
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ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
After Radvinsky’s death, chatter on X mushroomed along predictable lines.
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Gustavo Turner,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
In a study published yesterday in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, state and federal researchers provided a detailed postmortem of last year’s massive multi-state measles outbreak that mushroomed out of West Texas.
—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
But at the same time, its median rent rate has declined, even as rents across the country mushroomed.
—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Proctor mushroomed to 400 pounds as a freshman, but Sullivan emerged from his predraft visit confident that his weight won’t be an issue.
—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
But Democratic members of Congress grilled him on his record of vaccine opposition and handling of the resurgence of measles, which has mushroomed to thousands of cases in the past year.
—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2026
In the article, Brightman spotlights the historic surge in AI capital expenditures (capex) that has mushroomed from $250 billion in 2024 to $650 billion this year by Bloomberg’s estimate, equal to 2% of GDP.
—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
Besides providing basic security in buildings that can have hundreds of residents, doorpersons field package and food deliveries that have mushroomed since the COVID-19 pandemic and help people with strollers and walkers navigate lobby stairs.
—
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
After Radvinsky’s death, chatter on X mushroomed along predictable lines.
—
Gustavo Turner,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mushroomed
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Through 2025, the application backlog increased, leaving it 48% higher than at the end of former President Joe Biden’s term.
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The bank said last week's hawkish Federal Open Market Committee meeting has increased uncertainty over the outlook for short-term interest rates, even as lower oil prices have eased concerns about an economic downturn.
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Shady Alassar | Anadolu | Getty Images Oil rose slightly early Tuesday, fluctuating as investors show cautious optimism about an end to the conflict in the Middle East.
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Humphreys’ coach at the 2024 world championship in Belgium told him his pulse rate rose to 207.
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Crowds around the Garden swelled past 10,000 people Wednesday night.
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The defensive sideline erupted, and Morrison’s chest swelled.
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Video shows how chase led to deadly crash Instead of stopping, the purple car accelerated and sped through a red light, according to video from Joel’s dashboard camera.
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One of the officials told CNN that the Justice Department’s National Security Division was already preparing to look at some of the stories’ sources, but Trump’s stack accelerated the effort.
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Under his leadership, SMUD expanded workforce training programs, and joined the state’s Energy Imbalance Market, a wholesale energy-trading market that allows SMUD to buy low-cost renewable energy in real time, and sell excess energy to generate additional revenue.
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According to the agency, the Dodd-Frank Act, a 2010 law passed in the wake of the housing crash to tighten financial oversight, expanded its authority by giving it control over swaps, a type of derivative contract.
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