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will snowball

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

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Whatever comes next in the development of AI, adoption of existing technologies will snowball well into the next decade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

"Staff can't take the breaks that they should be taking ... the whole thing will snowball very quickly."

From BBC ● May 27, 2023

He added, “If we can just get the ball rolling, it will snowball — I’m confident of that.”

From New York Times ● May 12, 2022

The backlash will snowball just quickly as the accusations against men have.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 10, 2017

“As we show this dream is real ... I think the support will snowball over time,” Musk said.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2016