as in to increase
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
the suburb's population has mushroomed tremendously in the last decade
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Recent Examples of mushroom
As a result, said Kriner, the reach of these harms has mushroomed.
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Odette Yousef, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
That would set off a mushrooming scramble of other statewide officeholders who were down the food chain to forgo reelection for a chance to win a higher prize.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Since 2006, the cumulative investments in private credit have mushroomed 1,000%.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 17 July 2025
Moreover, the rule addressed a marketing process that is destined to keep mushrooming.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
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Odette Yousef, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
That would set off a mushrooming scramble of other statewide officeholders who were down the food chain to forgo reelection for a chance to win a higher prize.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Since 2006, the cumulative investments in private credit have mushroomed 1,000%.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 17 July 2025
Moreover, the rule addressed a marketing process that is destined to keep mushrooming.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mushroom
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Federal Supplement Security Income payments would increase for January but those payments would be made at the end of December.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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But there is really no reason why this should be the case for Pilates—which consists of different low-impact movements to strengthen your core muscles, increase your flexibility, improve your posture and give you more awareness of your body in general.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Set in early-1960s New York City, the film follows a folk song singing Minnesotan with a guitar and a dream, rising from a coffeehouse performer to a counterculture legend.—
Hannah Kerns,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Gabby Provenzano rose at the near post and powered home a header from point-blank range in the 81st minute, assisted by Sabrina McNeill’s cross off a corner.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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During livestreams of Timmer’s tornado chases, large audiences swell and follow along in the hunt from the safety of home.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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These reports became a short story and then swelled to something else.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rallied 1% after data showed accelerating growth in earnings for Japanese workers.—
Stan Choe,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Google and Meta on Friday announced new partnerships with Reliance Industries as the Indian conglomerate seeks to accelerate its push into artificial intelligence.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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See the full list of competitors and their partners, then press PLAY on the video above to watch Ribeiro and Derek Hough wax nostalgic about that unexpected dancefloor interlude.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
3 Sep. 2025
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On the off-day between the Yankees' series in Chicago and Houston, manager Aaron Boone was in Chapel Hill, watching as the Tar Heels were waxed 48-14 by the TCU Horned Frogs in Bill Belichick's debut as UNC's head coach.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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The tournament expanded from 24 teams to 32 at the start of the 1999-2000 season, with a second group stage then played before being replaced with the round of 16 in 2003-04.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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This shift is reinforced by Russia’s push to expand its eastward infrastructure through the Power of Siberia pipelines cementing a more permanent divide in global energy markets.—
Earl Carr,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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But prorating three years of player profits down to 12 months, as UEFA’s rule does, reduces the immediate efficacy of successful trading in the market, the very strategy that poorer clubs increasingly rely on to climb the ladder.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Timelines creep ever longer, and budgets climb higher.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Mushroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mushroom. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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