A small border dispute ballooned into a major international incident.
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Ballooned
/bəˈluːnd/
Synonyms for "ballooned" (15 found)
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11 entriesair inflationcostsdebtdebt ballooningdistendededematousenrollmentgas inflationpopulationpopulation ballooningprice ballooning
Collocations
12 entriesballooned budgetsballooned costsballooned debtballooned deficitsballooned enrollmentballooned figuresbudget overruncost escalationeconomic expansionpopulation surgeprice escalationrapid inflation
Inflections
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4 entriesSample sentences
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Sami's hand was ballooned up so big.
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Mennad's hand was ballooned up so big.
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Yanni's gambling addiction ballooned out of control.
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