swelled

verb

Definition of swellednext
past tense of swell
1
as in increased
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number the club membership has really swelled in recent months

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2
as in expanded
to make greater in size, amount, or number more layoffs will swell the ranks of the unemployed to unprecedented levels

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3
as in protruded
to extend outward beyond a usual point at that point the Congo River swells and forms Malebo Pool

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swelled
  1. increased
  2. expanded
  3. rose
  4. accelerated
  5. climbed
  6. augmented
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  • 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
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  • Known primarily for its iconic beer brands, Coors expanded into the spirits sector in 2021 with the launch of its whiskey line under the Five Trail brand.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • 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
Definition of expanded
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  • Oil prices rose as investors awaited Israel’s response to Iran’s Tuesday missile attack.
    Ian Mount, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Nonfarm payrolls rose by 254,000 in September, the most in six months.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of rose
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  • The company is pursuing accelerated approval for this candidate but reported delays due to manufacturing issues with the CELLECTRA 5PSP device.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • And, after the murder of George Floyd and the resulting prominence of the Black Lives Matter movement, institutions and individuals alike had accelerated the shift in their appetites.
    Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of accelerated
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  • Helene’s death toll in Georgia has climbed to 33.
    NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Helene has become the deadliest hurricane to hit the United States mainland since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and the death toll has climbed daily.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of climbed
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  • 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
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