swell
Example Sentences
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The costs of powering AI processors, generating electricity, and building data centers continue to swell.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
Salim says that both show the dangers of allowing pride to fester and swell unchecked.
From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026
Among those who aspire to buy a swell little electric pickup?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026
"There was a fair bit of swell which made getting your breathing rhythm a bit difficult, although easier for breast-stroke swimmers like me because I could see the waves coming," she said.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
An icy current wove through the air, carrying along with it hollow sighs and a swell of dull mutterings.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing swell
"Rogue Wave," Vocabulary from the short story
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"Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou
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"Mending Wall," by Robert Frost
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