Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swelled (up)
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The agency late last year also increased the number of citable violations from five — including fare evasion, eating or drinking onboard, smoking, or incorrectly using a discount ticket — to 25.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026 -
Bicyclist and pedestrian fatalities have increased 91% — from 78 in 2015 to 149 in 2025.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Within weeks, Ponson augmented his tasks as a fishing boat captain with a part-time job at Celebration Church in New Orleans.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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And the bullpen highlighted by Carlos Estevez and Lucas Erceg augmented by the addition of Matt Strahm figures to give them an advantage in putting away games.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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Liability protections for officers and directors were also expanded.—
Evonne Andris,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Under the leadership of former CEOs, including the late Thomas Storrs and Hugh McColl, Gentry was part of a team that expanded the bank far beyond North Carolina’s border.—
Chase Jordan
April 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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To keep the airway open while the dog's face heals, Peanut had a small tube inserted into his nostril.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Justice Department inserted itself into Peters' bid to be released while her state appeal was considered.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Apr. 2026
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This claim and others have been amplified by rivals.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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This revealed that the loss of quantum order is not just a passive decay, but an active process driven by competing interactions, amplified by the system’s connection to its environment.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Apr. 2026
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The erosion of confidence in the war has been compounded by a series of domestic moves that are fueling discord and testing the limits of wartime solidarity.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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On other islands in the Aegean, streets turned into small rivers while stormy seas compounded the heavy rains on coastal areas.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Khamsi cites the example of hemimegalencephaly, a rare disorder in which half of the brain is abnormally enlarged.—
Jerome Groopman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Contemporary metal windows were taken out in favor of broad panes of glass framed by wood and a skylight above the stairs was enlarged, showing ways to bring more light into the dark townhomes they were sometimes tapped to reimagine.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
2 Apr. 2026
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Filling federal tax returns late — or not at all — also results in a penalty of 5% of the tax due, multiplied by 5% per month, the IRS said.—
Alexiah Syrai Olsen,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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But imagine that multiplied across many workforces right now.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Swelled (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swelled%20%28up%29. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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