as in lump
a small rounded mass of swollen tissue
the swelling at the site of the insect bite was not too concerning
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as in increasing
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
the club membership has really swelled in recent months
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as in accelerating
to make greater in size, amount, or number
more layoffs will swell the ranks of the unemployed to unprecedented levels
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as in protruding
to extend outward beyond a usual point
at that point the Congo River swells and forms Malebo Pool
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as in surging
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Recent Examples of swelling
Khobi Price, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025
Symptoms include fever, joint pain, headache, muscle pain, joint swelling and rash, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Unfortunately, the doctor said that an episode can recur, and racemic epinephrine, which helped quickly reduce swelling in his airway, is not available over the counter.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Lakers rookie forward Adou Thiero will be reevaluated in about 2-3 weeks after experiencing improvement with his left knee swelling, the team announced Tuesday afternoon ahead of its preseason game against the Phoenix Suns in Phoenix.
—Khobi Price, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025
Symptoms include fever, joint pain, headache, muscle pain, joint swelling and rash, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The doctor described her healing process as normal, with swelling occurring around the three- and four-day mark after the procedure.
—Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Unfortunately, the doctor said that an episode can recur, and racemic epinephrine, which helped quickly reduce swelling in his airway, is not available over the counter.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swelling
Noun
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Then bit my own lips hard until the painful lump went away.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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But when the couple's teenage son washed the lump of material under the garden tap, the family realized there were gold coins present.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The echoes of this feeling resounded clearly three centuries later in the increasing disconnect between suburban mobility and localism.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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Districts saw little improvement overall, with the average score increasing by half a percentage point in both subjects.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Jinga told Sourcing Journal Dexory will place a specific onus on accelerating DexoryView’s development.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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Dark energy, which is responsible for the universe’s accelerating expansion, makes up the vast majority.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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Per People, the report reaffirms that Greenberg, a 27-year-old Philadelphia schoolteacher, died by suicide despite sustaining 20 stab wounds to her back, neck, and head, with a knife found protruding from her chest.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Deputy Thomas Zajac, first on the scene, found Heskett kneeling in the grass near the park’s Old Mill Trail, grasping a pocketknife protruding from his abdomen.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Jaundiced-looking skin, dime-sized bruises on the arms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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In 2011, schoolteacher Ellen Greenberg was found dead on the kitchen floor of her Philadelphia apartment with some 20 knife wounds and numerous bruises.—
Brandon Griggs,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Wealthier Americans have been assisted by rising house values, lucrative stock market returns and favorable credit, while lower- and middle-income buyers have faced tighter budgets and been hit hard by rising inflation.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Two luxury condominium towers rising to 412 feet and 453 feet.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Despite months of military build-up, the escalation into a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukrainian territory in February 2022 and the subsequent imposition of sweeping and continuously expanding sanctions came as a major shock to thousands of transnational corporations.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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Crews expanding a major Lake Norman-area highway cut a gas line Friday, prompting evacuations and closing the busy road for hours, witnesses and town officials said.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Oct. 2025
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The mogul then posted a clip of herself poking fun at her look while getting final touch-ups of her face mask from her glam team at the Academy Museum gala.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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But instead, teammate Nick Cousins was poking a little fun at Pinto’s contract situation and drew some laughs, including from Pinto himself.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Swelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swelling. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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