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snowballed

  • past participle
    of snowball.
    snowball
    noun
    a ball of snow pressed or rolled together, as for throwing.
  • past tense form
    of snowball.
    snowball
    noun
    a ball of snow pressed or rolled together, as for throwing.

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The controversy has also snowballed into other areas of Sheeran's career.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

At Bible study groups, family dinner tables and on group chats between friends, what was once an abstract concern to many snowballed into one of society’s most ominous threats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

The show's popularity snowballed and resulted in a big-screen adaptation, which also starred Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick and O'Brien.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

What began as online outrage over exam scandals has snowballed into protests against India's education system, posing one of the biggest challenges to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his third term in office.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

He plunged and snowballed and tumbled and laughed until the sky in the west turned fiery orange.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli