snowball
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Definition of snowball
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— called also snowball bush
snowball
verbDefinition of snowball (Entry 2 of 2)
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Synonyms & Antonyms for snowball
Synonyms: Verb
accelerate, accumulate, appreciate, balloon, boom, build up, burgeon (also bourgeon), climb, enlarge, escalate, expand, gain, increase, mount, multiply, mushroom, proliferate, rise, roll up, spread, swell, wax
Antonyms: Verb
contract, decrease, diminish, dwindle, lessen, recede, wane
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Examples of snowball in a Sentence
Noun
This snow is perfect for making snowballs.Verb
Problems snowball when early trouble signs are ignored. What started as a small annual concert has snowballed into a full-fledged music festival. consumers dealing with snowballing debt
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
As the sun beat down on North Avenue, a line formed in front of Big O’s Hand Car Wash, where a man was selling snowballs. — Mckenna Oxenden, baltimoresun.com, "West Baltimore residents say Trump tweets do nothing to help solve difficult issues," 29 July 2019 Scherzer pitches like a kid in a snowball fight, crouched and throwing from behind the corner of a building. — Tom Verducci, SI.com, "The Rare Greatness of Max Scherzer Has Never Been More Evident," 1 July 2019 Make snowballs from shaved ice and form it around a shot glass. 2. — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, "This Snowball Shot Idea Is the Only Thing That's Getting Us Through This Cold Snap," 7 Jan. 2018 This would set off a snowball effect where more and more teams break the rules. — Michael Mccann, SI.com, "Understanding Why Salary Cap Circumvention Is Dangerous for the NBA," 25 July 2019 Or the kind of place that made Sam Wyche scold snowball-throwing Bengals fans by grabbing a p.a. — Scott Patsko, cleveland.com, "Will the Dawg Pound live up to the hype in 2019? Cleveland Browns 19 questions," 11 July 2019 There was an old-fashioned intimacy as residents of a block took to summer chairs or met with acquaintances at the corner store on a post-dinner run for a snowball or ice cream. — Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, "Jacques Kelly: Baltimore summers before the advent of air conditioning were just 'Too Darn Hot'," 6 July 2019 In spring, dogwoods, blush-pink azaleas, and white hydrangeas that look like perfectly round snowballs are in full bloom everywhere. — Diana Budds, Curbed, "This suburban utopia is all about worshipping nature," 14 June 2019 The team had snowball fights and learned words in local Pakistani languages. — Salman Masood, New York Times, "Pakistani Military Rescues 6 Mountain Climbers Trapped by Avalanche," 18 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Soon these disparate forces snowballed into the biggest movement against the British colonial administration Hong Kong ever witnessed. — Ilaria Maria Sala, Quartz, "Hong Kong’s last major riots reshaped the city into the one we know today," 9 July 2019 What started as a group of eight friends has snowballed on social media. — Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, "As Baltimore welcomes Trump-inspired trash collectors, residents seek lasting solutions," 15 Aug. 2019 Perhaps even wondering if this will snowball now is not giving this team enough credit. — Bill Landis, cleveland.com, "Ohio State basketball: A loss was coming, the response will be telling, the Buckeyes seem prepared," 26 Jan. 2018 The musical follows the story of Evan Hansen, a social outcast who finds himself in quite the precarious situation after a lie about a classmate’s death by suicide rapidly snowballs. — Gabe Bergado, Teen Vogue, ""Dear Evan Hansen" Stars Andrew Barth Feldman and Gabrielle Carrubba on Starting Conversations About Mental Health," 7 Aug. 2019 Some items to be prepared include hot dogs, hamburgers, pizza, snowballs and more. — Shiela Johnson, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "North Carroll: Fire Company Parade returning to Hampstead; last summer demolition derby in Upperco," 22 July 2019 Momentum seems to be snowballing for the sophomore running back, who last season appeared in 13 games and rushed 142 times for 708 yards and three touchdowns. — Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, "Big 12 Media Days: 5 Takeaways from Day 2," 16 July 2019 The fight has since snowballed into a broader struggle for democracy and the preservation of freedoms that differentiate the enclave from China. — Time, "Hong Kong Is a Rebel Enclave in a Sea of Totalitarianism. Welcome to the New West Berlin," 28 June 2019 But the opportunity to create more — and the motivation — snowballed after the overwhelmingly positive reception of that first piece. — Laura Newberry, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column One: In a tiny California town ravaged by fire, a muralist finds a calling — and notoriety," 18 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'snowball.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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snowball
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snowball
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