Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swelled (up)
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Claude’s daily active users have also increased by more than 140% since January, according to data from SimilarWeb.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026 -
In a decade, spending on street outreach increased by more than 1,000% — now exceeding $300 million a year — while unsheltered homelessness increased by 22%.—
Barbara A. Blair,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
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One aspect that may have augmented the funds’ difficulties.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Guards who monitor comings and goings at the high school were augmented by local sheriff’s deputies.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
14 Mar. 2026
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It had been renamed and expanded in size roughly a year ago from a previously existing treatment facility as part of the Taliban government's efforts to stamp out a significant drug addiction problem in the country.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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Pho Foodie, a Vietnamese restaurant that’s currently in Bowie, expanded to North Laurel with a March 1 soft opening, giving Route 1 a new carryout option.—
Marissa Yelenik,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Mar. 2026
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Henri Jokiharju, inserted back into the lineup after seven straight healthy scratches, delivered a right-point shot that produced a big rebound off Markstrom.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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Drafts of the settlement made no mention of the Hope Florida Foundation until six days later, when Sheeran inserted language into the agreement to transfer part of the settlement to the foundation, emails show.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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Ozawa’s ideas, and indeed the themes baked into this opera from the start, only are are amplified by the new American military excursion in a world far beyond this opera house’s walls; its depiction on our screens hardly that far removed from virtual reality.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Every development is immediately amplified around the world, and that level of exposure can be incredibly difficult to deal with on a personal level.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
15 Mar. 2026
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The complexity of the aviation landscape is further compounded by Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine.—
Blane Bachelor,
CNN Money,
14 Mar. 2026
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Later in her keynote, Parton explained that her minor medical issues were compounded by the death of Dean.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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How pathetically far this blithering, unprincipled piece of trash has gone to endanger other lives, to expressly distract and deflect from his own wicked deeds, and to further benefit his grifting family’s larcenously enlarged bounties.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Horsebit is slightly enlarged for a more dramatic effect.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Customers’ bills are structured through a per therm rate multiplied by the number of therms used, according to NIPSCO.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Jurors then multiplied that number by the total numbers of residential and commercial subscribers.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Swelled (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swelled%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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