swell
verb (used without object)
to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
have swelled
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present perfectof swell.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Those district court battles have grown increasingly heated as caseloads have swelled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Average late-stage venture rounds have swelled from $65 million for a Series D investment, to over $1 billion so far this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Micron Technology’s margins have swelled thanks to an extreme imbalance of supply and demand for its memory chips.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
Redemption requests have swelled above the 5% limits this year at nontraded funds run by BlackRock, Apollo Global Management, and Cliffwater, and those firms also turned down the excess requests.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
Intended to right the wrongs of years of exclusion, the programs have swelled the number of women, blacks, and Latinos on campuses.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
