inflate
verb (used with object)
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate.
are inflating
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present progressiveof inflate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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To them, chip makers and data-center suppliers are inflating results across all sectors, while raising fresh concerns about spending and free cash flow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
The company pledges the change will give victims a larger cut of their settlement money, alleging predatory attorneys are inflating medical bills to increase their own profits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2026
Even a stellar fourth quarter might not reassure the market, as a surge in chip sales could add to worries that Oracle and its free-spending peers are inflating an AI bubble.
From Barron's ● Dec. 11, 2025
Amid accusations that some airlines are inflating prices for evacuation flights, officials have warned there will be zero tolerance on price gauging.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2023
Complaints that the Mashpees are inflating their ancestral territory at the expense of other Native Americans aren’t new.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2020
