as in to increase
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 snowball
Image For Alexandra Clark, a Palisades resident, the disasters keep snowballing.
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Kellen Browning, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Even some political allies have looked askance at the mayor’s handling of the snowballing critiques last week, with several expressing disbelief at the viral airport interview and her tone on followup questions in the days following.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
Since the death of the filmmaker David Lynch last week, fans have been driving to Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank, Calif., to pay their respects, building a spontaneous, snowballing shrine at the feet of the restaurant’s mascot.
—Tejal Rao, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
What started as workplace tensions quickly snowballed into a public relations war, capturing the attention of millions online.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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Kellen Browning, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Even some political allies have looked askance at the mayor’s handling of the snowballing critiques last week, with several expressing disbelief at the viral airport interview and her tone on followup questions in the days following.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
Since the death of the filmmaker David Lynch last week, fans have been driving to Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank, Calif., to pay their respects, building a spontaneous, snowballing shrine at the feet of the restaurant’s mascot.
—Tejal Rao, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
What started as workplace tensions quickly snowballed into a public relations war, capturing the attention of millions online.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snowball
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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 complaint data becomes increasingly valuable as insurance premium rates in New York on average have increased by double-digit percentages in recent years, raising the stakes.—
David Robinson,
USA TODAY,
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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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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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 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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Similar shipments to the European Union have climbed even faster, reaching 12 million parcels a day last year.—
Keith Bradsher,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Robinhood's assets under custody climbed 88% in the quarter to $193 billion, while quarterly net interest revenue, the bulk of which comes from margin investing, jumped 25% to $296 million.—
Jaiveer Shekhawat and Manya Saini,
USA TODAY,
14 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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“Snowball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snowball. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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