mushroom
noun
any of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc.
are mushrooming
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present progressiveof mushroom.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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Nurse practitioner roles, which require more advanced training and offer more pay, are mushrooming as more states have given them license to independently practice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
The technology stands accused of fuelling misinformation, copyright lawsuits are mushrooming, and many companies have cited AI adoption as an explanation for mass layoffs.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
Workshops and underground waacking jams - events where dancers battle it out with their moves - are mushrooming in several cities and international waacking legends are visiting the country to teach the dance.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2024
New climbing gyms are mushrooming like cycling studios before them, and U.S.A.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2019
Science, technology, industrial production, education, population all are mushrooming.
From Combat by Mack Reynolds
