swelled (up)

verb

Definition of swelled (up)next
past tense of swell (up)
as in increased

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  1. increased
  2. augmented
  3. expanded
  4. inserted
  5. amplified
  6. compounded
  7. enlarged
  8. escalated
Verb
  • Lieberman said weekend ridership increased the most, providing half-hourly weekend train services instead of hourly.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • 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
Definition of increased
Verb
  • Clad in a scarlet Jean Paul Gaultier gown and mantle, Lipa was augmented by a 53-piece orchestra, a 14-voice choir and a seven-strong band.
    Mark Sutherland, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
  • In an office augmented by AI, numerous rote tasks could be automated.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of augmented
Verb
  • 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
  • Having recently expanded into publishing, the Black List will be dropping further diversity lists over the next several months.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of expanded
Verb
  • These small electronic devices are inserted into the ear like hearing aids.
    Carley Millhone, Health, 20 Oct. 2024
  • During aging, the cheese's flavor deepens, and regular piercing—a technique where metal rods or needles are inserted into the cheese—helps air circulate through the cheese, promoting mold growth.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of inserted
Verb
  • But which influencers took what payments, and how were narratives amplified?
    David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
  • All that madness in Gloria Swanson’s eyes at the end of Billy Wilder’s 1950 masterpiece Sunset Boulevard is amplified to breathtaking lengths in Jamie Lloyd‘s commanding and gorgeous renovation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1993 musical Sunset Blvd.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of amplified
Verb
  • For communities of color, particularly students from HBCUs, the barriers to entry in tech and cybersecurity are often compounded by a lack of resources and exposure.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • For the family, the tragedy is compounded by the struggle to explain what happened to Burton’s young daughters.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of compounded
Verb
  • The exhibition continually plays upon vacillations between intimacy and exposure, with one of the Torso prints of black and white buttocks enlarged and sprawling down the length of one gallery.
    Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • An influx of migrants in 2022 and 2023 enlarged the supply of workers and enabled rapid job growth despite an already tight labor market.
    Courtenay Brown, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of enlarged
Verb
  • Then Israel sharply escalated the fight.
    Ruth Michaelson / Beirut, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Roughly 1 million people have been displaced since Israel escalated its war with Hezbollah.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of escalated
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swelled (up)

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“Swelled (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swelled%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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