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Present participle for to swell or expand, especially into a spherical shape

Present participle for to protrude or extend outward

Present participle for to increase in extent, amount, or degree

Present participle for to sag or form bulges from being loose

(of clothing) Very loose-fitting, so as to hang away from the body

Protuberant or abnormally distended

Growing or expanding at a fast rate

The action or state of enlarging or being enlarged

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Verb

Present participle for to swell or expand, especially into a spherical shape

becoming larger

increasing in size

filling with air

catching the wind

becoming bigger

becoming broader

becoming longer

becoming deeper

becoming thicker

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“The sleeves and gowns balloon out with layers of lace in an overstated and flamboyant style.”

Verb

Present participle for to protrude or extend outward

extending beyond

sticking out like a sore thumb

becoming inflated

becoming distended

becoming bloated

becoming larger

becoming swollen

protruding over

sticking out over

projecting over

jutting out over

bulging out over

cantilevering out

poking out over

cantilevering out over

standing out over

casting a shadow

projecting outward

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“Such a flexible covering would balloon outwardly in response to air pressure, thus creating lift aerodynamically.”

Verb

Present participle for to increase in extent, amount, or degree

growing rapidly

increasing rapidly

going through the roof

going through the ceiling

becoming more numerous

increasing in size

becoming larger

increasing exponentially

dramatically increasing

drastically increasing

hitting the roof

climbing sharply

greatly increasing

increasing in scope

becoming bigger

going up in price

increasing in value

going from bad to worse

growing stronger

increasing in weight

getting stronger

extending operations

broadening one's horizons

putting on a spurt

becoming bloated

being successful

developing rapidly

developing quickly

spreading quickly

rising in value

becoming distended

becoming greater

growing greater

overemphasizing^US

overemphasising^UK

blowing something out of all proportion

making a big thing out of

stretching the truth

blowing up out of all proportion

spreading across

spreading like wildfire

spreading through

spreading like lightning

growing quickly

making a mountain out of a molehill

blowing out of proportion

catastrophizing

gaining strength

making progress

making too much of something

misrepresenting

romanticizing^US

going to extremes

making a production out of

increasing dramatically

straightening out

making a federal case of

drawing the long bow

romanticising^UK

laying it on thick

emphasizing too much

sending through the roof

spiraling upwards

increasing suddenly

making intricate

making a mountain out of

revitalizing^US

becoming more powerful

taking steps forward

revitalising^UK

becoming strong

becoming stronger

adding fuel to fire

exaggerating information

adding detail to

overelaborating

adding flesh to

overembellishing

making federal case

getting into shape

keeping burning

going great guns

getting on well

acquiring more of something

giving a lift to

driving forward

encouraging the growth of

giving a facelift to

giving a boost to

adding value to

contributing to

blowing up out of proportion

overexaggerating

shooting a line

laying it on with a shovel

making a drama out of a crisis

drawing the longbow

piling it on about

laying it on thick about

making a big thing of

laying it on with a trowel about

laying it on with a trowel

making stronger

giving strength to

giving substance to

magnifying importance

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“Without subsidies, Roosevelt believed that inflation would balloon with workers constantly demanding more money to pay for the ever-increasing living costs.”

Verb

Present participle for to sag or form bulges from being loose

hanging loosely

Adjective

(of clothing) Very loose-fitting, so as to hang away from the body

ill-proportioned

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Adjective

Protuberant or abnormally distended

uncomfortably full

curving outward

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Adjective

Growing or expanding at a fast rate

in the ascendant

on the up and up

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Noun

The action or state of enlarging or being enlarged

intensification

aggrandisement^UK

aggrandizement^US

increase in size

diversification

globalisation^UK

globalization^US

high level of activity

economic growth

maximization^US

optimization^US

upward movement

maximisation^UK

optimisation^UK

snowball effect

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