snowball
noun
will snowball
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future tenseof snowball.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Job losses on that scale will snowball into areas such as retail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 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
