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Discover LudwigSentence The verb "to balloon" is correct and usable in written English, although it may be more commonly used in spoken English
It can be used as an intransitive verb to mean "to expand, swell, or increase rapidly and greatly in size or amount" as in the example sentence: "The cost of tuition has been ballooning in the past few years."
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to balloon
noun
An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
Exact(45)
Gehry projects have a tendency to balloon.
Then, falling revenues cause the budget deficit to balloon.
In some places, the costs are starting to balloon.
He neglected net practice, and allowed his weight to balloon.
Health and human services programs continue to balloon.
A thyroid problem had led Winfrey's weight to balloon to 90kg (14st 4lbs) in 2008.
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The study found that mean door-to balloon time for PCI was 112.5 minutes.
Door-to-balloon time was similar between those two groups.
Door-to-balloon time was similar between the two groups.
Logistic regression analysis with a third degree fractional polynomial (door-to-balloon time, door-to-balloon time, and door-to-balloon time) best modelled the unadjusted association of door-to-balloon time with mortality, showing an increased risk of mortality associated with any delay in door-to-balloon time (fig 1).
The average symptom-to-door time, door-to-balloon time, and symptom-to-balloon time were longer with lower GFR than higher GFR.
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