- a word derived from balloon.
Example Sentences
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On a screen, they saw a series of colorful, balloon-like blobs.
From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2025
Could balloon-like water tanks help California prepare for fires?
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025
In previous hearings, Pentagon officials showed a video taken from an F-18 military plane that showed an image of one balloon-like shape.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023
Of the 366, officials said 26 can be explained as likely being drones; another 163 were characterized as “balloon or balloon-like entities”; and another six were attributed to “clutter.”
From Washington Times • Jul. 26, 2023
After devouring half the liver, it started tugging on the whitish, balloon-like stomach bag.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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