to mushroom
- verb
- /ˈmʌʃrum/
- Triple-A-rated instruments mushroomed from just a handful to thousands and thousands.
- population mushroomed
- groups mushroomed
- institutions mushroomed
Yeah, lines were crossed that have since, you know, mushroomed into giant court cases.
- Yeah, lines were crossed that have since, you know, mushroomed into giant court cases.
- And and then a new head came up, like mushroomed out of my old head and.
Examples
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Yeah, lines were crossed that have since, you know, mushroomed into giant court cases.
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As you can see behind me, what started as a peaceful protest has now mushroomed into a substantial demonstration.
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We are in a real crisis situation that could mushroom into something worse than the Great Depression.
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Questions are mushrooming left and right.
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But it has mushroomed to such an extent now.
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Part 6, he notes, has mushroomed from seven sections to 28.
Academic text (2001) -
Now, pilot projects like Chicago's are mushrooming around the country.
Academic text (1998) -
Gated communities, sports, and other clubs mushroomed at unprecedented rates.
Academic text (2005) -
But every available piece of anecdotal evidence suggests that the recruitment problem has mushroomed into a recruitment crisis.
Academic text (2000) -
The number of online courses has mushroomed since the start of the pandemic.
Synonyms
To rise very quickly in amount or value
Increase quickly in number or make something increase quickly
To become known by many people very quickly
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A mushroom cap filled with a tasty mix like cheese or meat usually cooked in an oven
A thick smooth soup that people make from mushrooms and milk or cream and use in casseroles
A soft grey mushroom that grows in flat clusters on dead wood and is used in cooking
A mushroom from East Asia used in cooking with a dark cap and a tough, inedible stem
- Specialized
A pale mushroom with a saddle-shaped cap and a stalk with lines and small holes
A large cloud shaped like a mushroom that rises after a powerful explosion
- Specialized
A heavy metal device with a bowl-shaped head that digs into soft sea floor to hold boats
- Specialized
A hard coral with a flat, round body that usually sits alone on the sea floor
- NSFW
A gathering where people eat mushrooms to see or feel things that are not real
An edible East Asian mushroom used in cooking with a golden to dark brown cap and a stem not eaten
- Specialized
A green mold that grows on mushroom tops and makes them not safe to eat
A honey-colored edible mushroom that grows near tree roots in late summer and autumn and must be cooked before eating
A large mushroom you can eat with a hollow stem and a broad white cap found in grasslands
- Specialized
A mushroom with a pointed cap like a house roof that grows in damp places in early summer
- NSFW
A mushroom used in religious ceremonies that makes people see or feel things
An edible mushroom with a tall stalk and a round cap that grows in woods in autumn
- Specialized
A woody mushroom with many small tubes or holes under it that hold spores
A mushroom you can eat that grows in clusters in sandy soil under cottonwood trees
A white, jelly-like food often sold dried and used in East Asian soups and desserts
- Indian
A small mushroom you can eat with a white cap and long stem used in Asian cooking
- Specialized
A white, soft growth that lives on dead wood and decaying plants in damp places
An edible mushroom with a smooth orange or brown cap and a velvety stalk that grows in clusters
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb mushroom comes from the way real mushrooms seem to appear and spread quickly after rain, so people used the image of fast-growing fungi. That's why when something 'mushrooms' it means it grows or increases very fast.