mushrooming 1 of 2

noun

as in increase
the act or process of becoming greater in number this mushrooming of options for phone, cable, and Internet service has left me hopelessly confused

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mushrooming

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verb

present participle of mushroom
as in increasing
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number the suburb's population has mushroomed tremendously in the last decade

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Recent Examples of mushrooming
Noun
In the 1950’s, Macy’s, Sears and Penney began expanding with large, multi-level stores thanks to the mushrooming of suburban malls across the country. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025 But Siem Reap itself is no longer just an overnight destination; the last few years have seen a mushrooming of bars, restaurants, galleries, and especially boutiques run by locals, expats, and repatriated Khmers. — Hanya Yanagihara, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2017
Verb
Davis has previously alleged that, amid mushrooming violence between the two groups, Combs had offered Davis a bounty on the lives of his rivals, Knight and Shakur. — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 That is at least least partly due to Proposition 103, which was passed in 1988 in an era of mushrooming auto premiums. — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 But great replacement theorists wildly exaggerate demographic changes involving migrants of color in order to present them as a mushrooming threat to White people. — Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026 The firm envisions manufacturing mushrooming in the year ahead, with reshoring and nearshoring driving demand for manufacturing facilities. — Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026 On one hand, the environmental footprint of all-things-AI is mushrooming beyond the pale of the technology’s purported potential to save the world from the brink of burning. — Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 18 Dec. 2025 While the raid inadvertently unearthed the Ohtani-Mizuhara ordeal, the mushrooming scandal obscured a more complex, far-reaching, and ongoing drama. — David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025 The Lone Star State amounts to the first battle in a mushrooming national redistricting battle that Trump unleashed last month with the goal of helping Republicans hold onto control of Congress next year, when history says the sitting president’s party would be expected to lose ground. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mushrooming
  1. increase
  2. increasing
  3. accumulating
  4. rising
  5. accumulation
  6. accelerating
  7. swelling
  8. expanding
Noun
  • The third such increase went into effect this month, but this time there was no such rush.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The result is a modest but welcome increase in output, which climbs from 370 hp to 388 hp, while torque remains unchanged at 331 ft lbs.
    — Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of increase
Verb
  • This increasing self-reliance has an extra benefit in the midst of a grueling war.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Despite this, national reports indicate continued use of performance- and appearance-enhancing drugs, and increasing interest in them.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of increasing
Noun
  • While snow totals remain uncertain, this storm is forecast to bring colder air and has a better chance of bringing more widespread and meaningful accumulating snow, particularly in the mountains and higher elevations.
    — Alex Lehnert, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of accumulating
Verb
  • Noah Seelam | Afp | Getty Images Fund outflows and a rising energy bill are expected to keep putting pressure on India's rupee, even as the central bank works to slow depreciation.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • John Fogerty, rising singer-songwriter Emma Ogier, and others are slated to open on select dates.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of rising
Noun
  • Ice accumulation poses a serious threat to aircraft because even a thin layer can disrupt airflow over the wings, reducing lift and making a plane more difficult to control.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers at Washington University found markedly different gut microbiomes in people at the earliest preclinical stages of Alzheimer’s, differences correlated with amyloid and tau accumulation before any cognitive symptoms appeared.
    — Holly Baines, STAT, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of accumulation
Verb
  • Heading across the middle as Mahomes settled into the pocket, Worthy initially seemed to settle into the middle of the field before accelerating again toward the sideline.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Strong revenue growth, and accelerating demand for our clothes globally, tells us there is a genuine appetite for our British modern luxury proposition.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of accelerating
Verb
  • Other possible signs include swelling of part or all of the breast, breast or nipple pain and nipple discharge other than breast milk.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Since the late nineteenth century, raw white-lead was known to pose a substantial health risk to those exposed to it, prompting symptoms such as swelling of the brain, epileptic convulsions, paralysis, severe colic, and death.
    — Wendy S. Walters, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of swelling
Verb
  • Note the yellow band—interest on the national debt—which is expanding fast.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The agreement comes as electricity demand rises across the United States, driven partly by expanding data centers, manufacturing and electrification.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of expanding

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“Mushrooming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mushrooming. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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