swelled (up)

verb

past tense of swell (up)
as in increased

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swelled (up)
  1. increased
  2. augmented
  3. expanded
  4. inserted
  5. amplified
  6. compounded
  7. enlarged
  8. multiplied
Verb
  • Bike lane tickets increased to $250 after the 2022 death of 3-year-old Lily Grace Shambrook, who was killed in a traffic crash while riding on the back of her mother’s bike in Uptown.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • Researchers could not attribute increased or decreased beach erosion to higher global average temperatures.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of increased
Verb
  • Quicksand’s trademark edge and groove are augmented by a sonic expansion that is well worth falling into.
    — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
  • Washington’s dress was further augmented with more gold elements, including her Jimmy Choo metallic gold pumps.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
Definition of augmented
Verb
  • Backed by foreign suppliers, both the SAF and RSF have expanded their drone fleets, from modified commercial drones to advanced military systems.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • The pilot started in a smaller downtown area the following year before it was expanded it earlier this year to span an area bounded by Irving Park Road to the north, 26th Street to the south and Ashland Avenue to the west.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of expanded
Verb
  • Cleveland and Miami are both reportedly courting a James reunion, while Philadelphia, Minneapolis and San Francisco inserted themselves as strong contenders.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Despite spending nearly a week in the hospital — where physicians also inserted a balloon pump to help his heart recover after surgery — doctors couldn’t determine why an otherwise healthy 36-year-old had suffered such a catastrophic heart attack.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Definition of inserted
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  • The classic beach vacation vibes are strong here, and they’re only amplified by complimentary activities like oyster bed tours and low-tide mini golf right on the sand.
    — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 18 July 2026
  • Those claims led to the January 6th attack on the Capitol, and Fox News eventually settled a lawsuit brought by voting company Dominion after its hosts and guests amplified allegations that the company was involved in rigging.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 July 2026
Definition of amplified
Verb
  • No one knows all the factors behind the population’s recent boom, although researchers point to recent extreme weather events and climate change, perhaps compounded with a rise in shipping traffic over recent decades.
    — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Much of today's wealth descends from legacy benefits of inheritance and returns on capital compounded across decades of peace and a stable workforce.
    — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of compounded
Verb
  • Originally built by the Greeks in the 3rd century BC and later enlarged by the Romans, the theater stands among Sicily’s most iconic historic landmarks.
    — Dylan Jones, Robb Report, 16 July 2026
  • With each emergency, laws were enacted, bureaus created, budgets enlarged, and civil liberties restricted.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 1 July 2026
Definition of enlarged
Verb
  • The beauty group integrated Gaultier fragrances into its brand portfolio in 2016, and since then multiplied its sales by five times.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
  • That number quickly multiplied to 19 across three locations along a nine-mile stretch of coastline.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of multiplied
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