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
What began as a snarky response quickly snowballed into a meme, as commentators focused on their favorite lines from the book.
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Having a solid network and being a go-to in the music arena allowed for this meeting to happen and helped snowball our growth in the gaming sector.
—Nathan Green, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025
By the end of a calendar year that featured a Presidents’ Trophy, their 12-4-1 start had snowballed into a 16-19-1 record.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Mobility issues, cognitive decline, and logistical barriers like grocery delivery or medication schedules can quickly snowball into crises.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Having a solid network and being a go-to in the music arena allowed for this meeting to happen and helped snowball our growth in the gaming sector.
—Nathan Green, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025
By the end of a calendar year that featured a Presidents’ Trophy, their 12-4-1 start had snowballed into a 16-19-1 record.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Mobility issues, cognitive decline, and logistical barriers like grocery delivery or medication schedules can quickly snowball into crises.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snowball
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Decades of research and studies in agriculture have increased production across all crops in the U.S., said James, and cannabis can adopt those same technologies.—
Julie Weed,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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The poll also showed that Trump's approval remains unchanged from March at 46 percent, while his disapproval increased by 1 point to 52 percent.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Sales rose 7% in the second quarter compared with Q2 2024 and 12% in 2025’s first half.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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So a heatwave there in early 2024 that scientists say was made 4 degrees Celsius hotter by climate change saw global cocoa prices rise by a massive 280% in April that year.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
22 July 2025
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Oral allergy symptoms include swelling and itching around your mouth, tongue, lips, throat and entire face.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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He was received graciously, and the volunteers mustered a crew to add his donations to the swelling stock of supplies.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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Our graduates will now re-enter the market faster, prepared to hit the ground running and accelerate their careers.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
20 July 2025
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Starvation Much of Gaza has been reduced to a wasteland during more than 21 months of war and there are fears of accelerating starvation.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA Today,
20 July 2025
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Several hours later, video surveillance spotted two people — a man later identified as Atenco Perez and a woman — climb the border fence in the same area, then slip into the backseat of a silver Infiniti sedan with a black hood.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 July 2025
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It's been 30 years since five strangers climbed into a Winnebago RV and drove across the United States in search of handsome rewards.—
Breanne L. Heldman,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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The plan laid out in Tuesday’s staff report proposed a ballot measure that would expand protections for thousands of acres of open space across Irvine.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
26 July 2025
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As of 2025, fiber internet is available to approximately 88.1 million U.S. households (56.5%), but access is expanding rapidly.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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“Snowball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snowball. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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