Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swelled (up)
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There will also be increased MARTA staffing to help manage large crowds on the train platforms, and expansion of the MARTA Hope program which helps riders experiencing mental health crises, substance abuse or homelessness.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
8 June 2026 -
As Korean stocks have surged, their weightings in global and emerging-market benchmarks have increased sharply, forcing many active fund managers to trim positions to stay within portfolio and risk limits, investors told CNBC.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
8 June 2026
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The actor’s ensemble was augmented by the delicate pieces of diamond jewelry D’Arcy used to accessorize their look, totaling to more than $65,000.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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This documentary follows the recording during a six-day period in 2025 and, augmented by Bareilles’ trademark openness, expounds on the personal hardships and grief the songstress/actress endured the past several years.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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In the race to replace Phil Serna, epidemiologist and former Sacramento mayoral candidate Flo Cofer expanded her sizable lead over rival and Sacramento City Councilmember Eric Guerra compared to Friday’s returns.—
Reeti Malhotra
June 9,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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Haiti’s vulnerable ports As Haiti’s armed gangs have expanded and become more powerful, concerns about the security of the country’s seaports have grown.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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The league is finally recovering from a turbulent decade during which television ratings dropped by nearly 48% as many of its most prominent players, coaches and executives increasingly inserted themselves into partisan political debates.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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Pinney’s fantasies and visual metaphors are sometimes more poignant in concept than in execution, and a theme of Ray’s crude racist impulses is baldly inserted but left undeveloped.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
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Also, concerns of declining mental health of children are real, and challenges of supporting children with special needs are being amplified with removal of social safety net supports.—
Nina Bandelj,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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The killing last year stunned an affluent Dallas suburb where the teenagers attended school and quickly drew wider attention, in part over social media posts that amplified the case in racial terms.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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But the unexpectedly strong gain of 172,000, compounded by sharp upward revisions for prior months, makes the case for policy easing even weaker, particularly considering the elevated level of inflation and uncertainty over the Iran war.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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The country’s political turmoil has been compounded by corruption scandals that have implicated leaders across the political spectrum.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 June 2026
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The Tates had paid to have her teeth fixed, and then to have her breasts enlarged.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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That being said, at its actual best, my complexion is usually uneven, my pores enlarged, and my face dotted with hyperpigmentation.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
4 June 2026
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Police presence has multiplied.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2026
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But many in recent years have said the decision may have multiplied harm to the district’s schools and those students who attend them.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
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“Swelled (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swelled%20%28up%29. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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