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
Watch on Deadline Star Trek II is the sequel which mushroomed the Gene Roddenberry TV series into a $2.2 billion grossing movie franchise.
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
State-level legislation targeting trans rights has also mushroomed, more than tripling from 2022 to 2023, which saw 615 measures considered.
—Odette Yousef, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
Still, the case would not have mushroomed into a frenzy without the sudden flood of footage of JonBenét’s child beauty contests.
—Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
There are filmmakers who start big and get bigger, their project mushrooming ever larger as new ideas, characters and scenes enter their landscape.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
State-level legislation targeting trans rights has also mushroomed, more than tripling from 2022 to 2023, which saw 615 measures considered.
—Odette Yousef, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
Still, the case would not have mushroomed into a frenzy without the sudden flood of footage of JonBenét’s child beauty contests.
—Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
There are filmmakers who start big and get bigger, their project mushrooming ever larger as new ideas, characters and scenes enter their landscape.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
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Finally, keep in mind that eating more beans is hardly the only way to increase your fiber tolerance.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
7 Feb. 2025
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The value of most investments have increased significantly in the past year.—
Kerry Meagher,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The average tariff on all U.S. imports would rise from less than 3% to about 20%, Ashworth estimated.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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Heavy rain continued to produce serious flooding across parts of the Southern United States on Sunday, where rapidly rising floodwaters inundated roadways and spurred some evacuations.—
Daniel Amarante,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Dairy may cause a serious allergic reaction such as hives, swelling, and trouble breathing (anaphylaxis).—
Allison Herries,
Verywell Health,
10 Feb. 2025
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The station agent suffered a gash to her face, swelling and pain.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2025
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The demonstration was organized by the service workers' union ver.di, with participants marching through the streets around 10:30 a.m. when the suspect's vehicle overtook a police escort, accelerated, and struck the crowd from behind, police said.—
Security & Defense Reporter Ellie Cook , reporting from Munich,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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The investment helps to accelerate Mikuni’s goal of expanding to 50 locations by its 50th anniversary, Arai said in a news release announcing the deal.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Feb. 2025
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The federal workforce has waxed and waned over the years, but its size today puts it on the same footing as during the 1980s, when the U.S. population was about 220 million.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Lilah Ramzi, editor and contributor, famously only wears one hue—a Gucci red she’s waxed poetic about on numerous occasions.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
6 Feb. 2025
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Look, $100 million on initiatives like expanding atheism in Nepal.—
Linda Qiu,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Immigrant advocates have pushed to shore up those protections with a federal bill that would expand visa eligibility for workers cooperating with regulators to expose labor violations, so far without success.—
Emily Alpert Reyes,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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The lowest low came in 2001, the race where Earnhardt crashed into the wall on the last lap of the 500 and never climbed out of the car, shocking the sport and the nation.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Feb. 2025
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Related Articles Around 11 p.m., Cosmo’s new editor Willa Bennett climbed atop the room’s central circular bar to introduce the evening’s performer, rapper JT, and offered incentive to stick around.—
Kristen Tauer,
WWD,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Mushroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mushroom. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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