as in increased
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
the little problems we ignored began to snowball into huge headaches
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Recent Examples of snowballed
The way the public viewed the debates' outcome has generally snowballed in the following days.
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Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snowballed
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Lieberman said weekend ridership increased the most, providing half-hourly weekend train services instead of hourly.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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The Orange Democrat’s vote percentage has gradually increased as more ballots have been counted in recent days, eroding Steel’s initial lead of approximately 11,000 votes.Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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Nonfarm payrolls rose by 254,000 in September, the most in six months.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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Oil prices rose as investors awaited Israel’s response to Iran’s Tuesday missile attack.Ian Mount, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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The company is pursuing accelerated approval for this candidate but reported delays due to manufacturing issues with the CELLECTRA 5PSP device.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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And, after the murder of George Floyd and the resulting prominence of the Black Lives Matter movement, institutions and individuals alike had accelerated the shift in their appetites.Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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Known primarily for its iconic beer brands, Coors expanded into the spirits sector in 2021 with the launch of its whiskey line under the Five Trail brand.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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From a small area of less than one square kilometer in 1986, the vegetation expanded to nearly 12 square kilometers in 2021.Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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Helene’s death toll in Georgia has climbed to 33.NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Helene has become the deadliest hurricane to hit the United States mainland since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and the death toll has climbed daily.Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Snowballed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snowballed. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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