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mushrooming
The term evokes the image of a mushroom popping up overnight, emphasizing a sudden, rapid, and often unexpected increase in number or size. It is frequently used to describe urban sprawl, the sudden appearance of new businesses, or the rapid escalation of costs and problems.
While "growing" is neutral, "mushrooming" suggests a speed that can feel overwhelming or uncontrolled. In many contexts, it carries a slightly negative or cautionary connotation, implying that the growth is happening too fast for proper planning or regulation to keep up.
Compared to "proliferating," which is more formal and clinical, "mushrooming" is more descriptive and visual. Compared to "exploding," which suggests a violent or instantaneous burst, "mushrooming" describes a process of rapid multiplication over a short period of time.
Meanings
Examples
The mushrooming suburbs are slowly swallowing the surrounding farmland.
The mushrooming suburbs are slowly swallowing the surrounding farmland.
Look at all these mushrooming coffee shops on every single corner.
The mushrooming cost of healthcare is a major concern for the government.
The mushrooming cost of healthcare is a major concern for the government.
We cannot ignore the mushrooming demand for electric vehicles.
The rapid mushrooming of slums in the city center is a systemic failure.
I can hardly keep up with the mushrooming number of apps available today.
The company struggled to manage the mushrooming complexity of its software.
With the mushrooming population, the city needs more public transport.