Example Sentences

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You block 10 sites today, 100 new sites will mushroom tomorrow.

From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2015

He never smiles and is extremely guarded in interviews, and when everything is funneled through an interpreter, it’s inevitable that minor misunderstandings will mushroom into something bigger.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2012

In the next two days, the line outside the All England Club will mushroom along with a nation’s anxiety.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2011