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
This year, the Blizzard Bash has snowballed into a week-long tour for Opus’ band Dead by Wednesday and the California band Skinlab, which hasn’t played the East Coast in years.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
So the public hunt kicked off in November when the book came out and it's really snowballed in interest since then.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
After designing staff outfits for Copenhagen culinary shrine Noma about 10 years ago, things snowballed from there, explained Thuesen, who is also from Denmark.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
The problems snowballed in the fall of 2022.
—Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024
Initially called the Macy's Christmas Parade, the event snowballed from its inaugural year in 1924, adding floats, balloons, celebrity performances, and much more.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Tension built throughout the 17-minute speech, during which members of the public shouted an anti-Israel slogan, and its conclusion set off a reaction in the museum hall that snowballed in the news media.
—Alex Marshall, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Over the voucher program’s first four years, the number of new segregation academies that received public dollars snowballed from two to 49.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 22 Nov. 2024
Toward the end of the journey, my second-guessing snowballed into a crisis of conscience.
—Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2024
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
So the public hunt kicked off in November when the book came out and it's really snowballed in interest since then.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
After designing staff outfits for Copenhagen culinary shrine Noma about 10 years ago, things snowballed from there, explained Thuesen, who is also from Denmark.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
The problems snowballed in the fall of 2022.
—Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024
Initially called the Macy's Christmas Parade, the event snowballed from its inaugural year in 1924, adding floats, balloons, celebrity performances, and much more.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Tension built throughout the 17-minute speech, during which members of the public shouted an anti-Israel slogan, and its conclusion set off a reaction in the museum hall that snowballed in the news media.
—Alex Marshall, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Over the voucher program’s first four years, the number of new segregation academies that received public dollars snowballed from two to 49.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 22 Nov. 2024
Toward the end of the journey, my second-guessing snowballed into a crisis of conscience.
—Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snowballed
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While security measures at hospitals have increased following the shooting, experts warn that these efforts may be temporary unless significant changes are made.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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The average fees per card - which includes transaction fees, subscription fees, as well as commissions - increased 13% year over year in Q3.Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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In terms of the design, the mix of rose gold and rhodium plating on the dial brings an industrial feel to the timepieces.Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
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Novo Nordisk’s Fundamentals Over Recent Years Novo Nordisk’s revenue rose over 2x from 127 billion DKK in 2020 to 271 billion DKK for the last twelve-month period.Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Finally, accelerated demand led by corporate refugees is being met by a steady supply of businesses from retiring baby boomers.AllBusiness, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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According to recent studies, the rate of change across several key factors has accelerated by 183% in the past four years, largely driven by emerging technologies, including generative artificial intelligence.Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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The number and types of voting members have been expanded to include more than 300 entertainment journalists from around the world.Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025
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Every country in the world accepts these rules, which have been expanded several times in the years since.Hurst Hannum, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
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Spending on apparel and electronics also climbed at a solid pace.Max Zahn, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024
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During a visit to the Olympia International Show Jumping Championships with their mom, brothers Harry and William climbed into Santa's sleigh.Stephanie Petit, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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