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as in increasing
to make greater in size, amount, or number
Check that you have inflated your tires to the recommended pressure. Some sellers were inflating their prices by as much as 500 per cent.
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as in accelerating
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
Airbags are designed to inflate automatically on impact.
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Recent Examples of inflating
Last month, Drake, through his company Frozen Moments, accused the streaming giant and his own label, Universal Music Group, of artificially inflating streaming numbers for Lamar’s track.
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
Attackers exploit this trust by inflating these metrics and posting fake reviews.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Providing vague or incomplete financial data, or worse, inflating numbers to seem more profitable, will only lead to a rejection.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Many of these suits resulted in default judgments and allowed for 8% interest charges, inflating the amounts owed as occurred in the Lindaburys’ case.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
However, unchecked debt becomes a silent drag, derailing transformation efforts and inflating costs.
—Shyam Alok, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Certainly not helping were frequent changes to the mission and design that led to inflating budgets and fracturing relationships.
—Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
Paying For Value, Not For Hours Unlike most agencies that rely on annual retainers and hourly billing—often inflating costs without necessarily delivering proportionate value—modern boutiques are breaking the mold.
—Flavio Vidigal, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The Emmy winner and Oscar nominee was among three dozen wealthy parents across the country who paid a corrupt college consultant tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars to get their children fraudulently admitted to top schools by inflating test scores or fabricating athletic accomplishments.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2024
Jem Aswad, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
Attackers exploit this trust by inflating these metrics and posting fake reviews.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Providing vague or incomplete financial data, or worse, inflating numbers to seem more profitable, will only lead to a rejection.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Many of these suits resulted in default judgments and allowed for 8% interest charges, inflating the amounts owed as occurred in the Lindaburys’ case.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
However, unchecked debt becomes a silent drag, derailing transformation efforts and inflating costs.
—Shyam Alok, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Certainly not helping were frequent changes to the mission and design that led to inflating budgets and fracturing relationships.
—Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
Paying For Value, Not For Hours Unlike most agencies that rely on annual retainers and hourly billing—often inflating costs without necessarily delivering proportionate value—modern boutiques are breaking the mold.
—Flavio Vidigal, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The Emmy winner and Oscar nominee was among three dozen wealthy parents across the country who paid a corrupt college consultant tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars to get their children fraudulently admitted to top schools by inflating test scores or fabricating athletic accomplishments.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflating
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An increasing number of large and mid-size firms are reporting on their sustainability initiatives.Aliza Knox, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Made to the same exacting standards as its French sibling, there are now over 100 wineries - and to house discerning Milanese - an increasing number of hotels.Sarah Turner, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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That means that any sudden car movements – stopping, accelerating, or turning – could cause the tires to skid on top of the snow.Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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With technology accelerating at an ever-increasing speed, educators can register and get up and running with Business Builders free of charge in a just matter of days.Alexa MacDonald, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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The year also began with a strong El Niño event, which occurs when the ocean in the Eastern Pacific releases large amounts of heat to the atmosphere, raising global temperatures.Lauren Sommer, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
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Sinema spent around $8,000 on travel expenses in the Boston area in the days surrounding the marathon this spring, but has reported raising just one dollar since March, according to CREW’s complaint.Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Thousands of Starbucks baristas are set to walk off the job on Tuesday, expanding the dayslong holiday strike to 300 stores in dozens of cities and towns nationwide, according to the union Starbucks Workers United.Max Zahn, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Last month, the Biden administration proposed further expanding access to the drugs for enrollees in Medicare and Medicaid.Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
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With prices still rising after the Covid-19 pandemic caused inflation to spike, shoppers at high and low income level are flocking to stores providing the best prices on commodities.Peter Cohan, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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The Consumer Pulse report showed that 51 percent of shoppers are anxious about the rising cost of living driven by higher energy and housing costs in the winter months.Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 27 Dec. 2024
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Constantly jumping from one shiny object to the next can lead to distractions that chip away at our businesses' foundations, making sustainability challenging.Cody Bjugan, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Everybody was smiling and literally jumping with joy.Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
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Other comments from the last year or so decry the organization’s lack of a clear stance on the war in Gaza and its mounting civilian toll.Travis Diehl, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Soviet Union strove to maintain a veneer of invincibility by censoring its press and mounting military parades.Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Inflating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflating. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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