to boom
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3.4
- verb
- /buːm/
:
prosperar
- Make tracks to the smack shack, where business was always booming.
- the economy boomed
- a booming business
- a booming industry
Examples
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Since the mid-1970s, American prison populations have boomed, multiplying sevenfold while the population has increased by only 50 percent.
Academic text (2017) -
In the Middle East, consumption will soar because of booming economies and heavily subsidized prices.
Academic text (2015) -
And with his economy booming, he now had the money to spend.
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Business is booming, I see.
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Business boomed when the mayor of Independence became the Secretary of Defense.
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Yeah, Kenneth, business is booming.
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We've been open for six months and business is booming.
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Business is booming.
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With the new marketing strategy, sales began to boom rapidly, surpassing all expectations.
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Since the launch of the new product, the company has seen its profits boom beyond previous records.
Synonyms
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2.5
To grow larger in size, amount, or importance
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3.2
To grow well and be successful
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4.1
To grow strongly and be healthy or successful
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4.1
To rise very quickly to a high level
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3.7
To rise suddenly and strongly in amount or number
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7.6
To grow or increase very quickly
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
8
4.5
A loud, explosive sound made when something like a plane goes faster than sound
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3.5
People in the United States born between 1946 and 1964 when birth rates rose after World War II
- Specialized
A long pole that holds a microphone above actors on a film or TV set out of the camera's view
How Fast
Surface Forms
Etymology
Boom The verb meaning 'to grow or develop rapidly' is like the loud sound 'boom' — it suggests a sudden, strong increase, so when something booms it expands or succeeds very quickly.