Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swelled (up)
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For example, Doak kicked on so impressively at Middlesbrough in 2024-25 that his value increased to the point that Bournemouth paid £25m for him.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025 -
The rate of lifetime depression among women has increased by over 40% in the last decade, yet periods like postpartum and perimenopause remain under-addressed in mainstream mental health care.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Panchagnula champions augmented intelligence—where AI amplifies human expertise rather than replaces it, using human-in-the-loop workflows.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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To put their own spin on it, their chefs now offer burger or hot dog bars with a variety of creative toppings, as well as a burrata bar, augmented with seasonal produce.—
Sylvie Bigar,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Tesla's board has urged shareholders to vote against a proposal calling for a political neutrality policy, which would have expanded board oversight of Musk's political activities.—
Akash Sriram,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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In recent years, Chanel has expanded its support for cinema, which now encompasses everything from costume design to film restoration, in addition to initiatives geared at fostering the next generation of movie directors.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Fatemian simply bunches each slice slightly, creating a ruffled, flower-like radish slice that is then inserted between the rest of the vegetables.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Sep. 2025
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Royals manager Matt Quatraro inserted utilityman Nick Loftin into the game for defense.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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That figured to only get amplified with the buzzing crowd for just the second NFL game here and a scene with a vibe reminiscent of crowds at an Olympic event.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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The latest details come from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who amplified his previous comments with new revelations.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Army recruitment crisis spawns 'future soldier' course In 2022, as years of shortfall in recruiting numbers compounded into a crisis, the Army test-launched the Future Soldier prep course, a boot camp-style program to quickly pull up recruits who don't meet academic or physical standards.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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The research finds that widening skills gaps are becoming barriers to growth, compounded by outdated approaches to talent development.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Just a few days later, Fluidstack enlarged the deal, incorporating an additional 160 MW of capacity.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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The left breast hangs lower than the right, and her brown nipples, enlarged to the size of wine stoppers from breastfeeding long ago, also point down.—
Weike Wang,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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These market prices must be multiplied by an inflation factor, and the bottom line on a ticket for 100 bonds (that is, $100,000 of par value when issued) would have been $96,470.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Yet, Sidney Crosby remains, and there is hope that the light at the end of the tunnel isn’t too distant, now that president and general manager Kyle Dubas has impressively replenished the Penguins’ farm system with real talent and has multiplied the organization’s draft pool.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Swelled (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swelled%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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