inflated
adjective
in·flat·ed
in-ˈflā-təd 
1
: distended with air or gas
2
: expanded to an abnormal or unjustifiable volume or level
inflated prices
3
: elaborated or heightened by artificial or empty means
an inflated style of writing
4
: being hollow and enlarged or distended
Examples of inflated in a Sentence
a writer with an inflated reputation
an inflated style of writing
She objects to the inflated salaries that many professional athletes now receive.
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Many projects that were celebrated during bull markets are now facing existential crises, unable to justify their inflated valuations.
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Max (chong) Li, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Fewer graduate student instructors will also mean inflated class sizes for undergraduates.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
Styles is frequently captured by paparazzi wearing Anderson’s designs, such as a navy bomber jacket filled with enough puffer insulation to create an inflated silhouette.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Six months before the November elections, most Americans told pollsters the economy was in recession, a false impression tied to inflated prices and wage stagnation.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025
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Max (chong) Li, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Fewer graduate student instructors will also mean inflated class sizes for undergraduates.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
Styles is frequently captured by paparazzi wearing Anderson’s designs, such as a navy bomber jacket filled with enough puffer insulation to create an inflated silhouette.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Six months before the November elections, most Americans told pollsters the economy was in recession, a false impression tied to inflated prices and wage stagnation.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inflated
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“Inflated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inflated. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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