mushroom
noun
any of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc.
mushroomed
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past participleof mushroom.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof mushroom.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
mushroomnounany of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc.
Example Sentences
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That all changed as the Premier League's global appeal mushroomed.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The unincorporated area, carved out of the Florida wilderness in the 1950s, mushroomed beginning in the 1990s, cratered during the 2007-10 subprime-mortgage crisis and has been climbing its way back since.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Since last fall, when Kakaiya began selling the model, clinician interest has mushroomed.
From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2026
Complaints have mushroomed for months about World Cup ticket price fluctuations caused by sophisticated algorithms that can dramatically increase costs based on demand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
The vision fizzled, and a poof of smoke mushroomed from its surface.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
