mushroomed

verb

past tense of mushroom
as in increased
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 The mound is only the edge of a dumpsite that mushroomed after the municipal landfill reached capacity and closed in 2010. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 To serve them, a very profitable and largely unregulated treatment industry has mushroomed, pulling in nearly $2 billion a year from Medicaid alone. — Beth Hawkins, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2026 The youth game’s popularity begat high school programs, which have mushroomed. — Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026 When Oprah Winfrey featured the author and his book on her podcast, things mushroomed. — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026 Utah’s governor restricted fireworks and declared a state of emergency Friday ahead of July Fourth celebrations as the United States’ largest wildfire mushroomed in size. — Kathy McCormack, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 As an example, Firstenberg cited Jones Road’s retail strategy as a word-of-mouth experience that has mushroomed. — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 23 June 2026 As the companies’ power and dominance have mushroomed, their sense of accountability has diminished proportionately. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026 Meanwhile, pushback from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers mushroomed. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mushroomed
  1. increased
  2. rose
  3. swelled
  4. accelerated
  5. expanded
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  • She's increased the amount of people in the league office which has helped the overall growth of the WNBA.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Containment on the Bryson fire, which has scorched 147 acres near Encinal Canyon Road since igniting on Thursday, increased to 52% Saturday morning.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of increased
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  • His family, like many Lebanese Jews, left as anti-Jewish sentiment rose after the 1967 war between Israel and Arab countries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Then mines started to close and unemployment rose, and its owner, an elderly Italian named Netta Cavalli, was beaten in her shop and died soon after.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of rose
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  • Global manufacturers increased their purchases of components and raw materials in September as demand swelled.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • In extremely short order, the Belgian designer filled them and more, cresting the wave of growth that swelled across luxury between 2016 and 2023 (via the Covid slump).
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of swelled
Verb
  • During the demonstration, a Roadster prototype accelerated up a massive curved ramp.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The sell-off accelerated Wednesday after hotter-than-expected consumer inflation data raised concerns that the Federal Reserve could keep interest rates elevated for longer.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of accelerated
Verb
  • Trump has vastly expanded ICE to ramp up deportations of immigrants, refugees and asylum-seekers, and the agency was a major part of last year’s law-enforcement surge in the Chicago area known as Operation Midway Blitz.
    — Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Open Doors Foundation, which began operations in 2025 and quickly expanded before running into zoning and code issues at multiple properties this year, has sought to remain open at 3221 Independence Avenue, its original location.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of expanded

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“Mushroomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mushroomed. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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