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In the New Yorker...
serious crayons:
I have found that synonyms for "increase" aren't always satisfying. I mean, mushroom and explode and warp drive and probably a few others work. Escalate, expand. But compared to decrease -- wither, dwindle, shrink, dissipate, subside, contract, decline -- they seem fewer or maybe just less appealing.
Front-Ranger:
How about "supercharged"?
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on October 06, 2021, 01:05:22 pm ---How about "supercharged"?
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Good one! Not universally applicable, but then few words are.
Jeff Wrangler:
I kind of like exploded.
"Her coronavirus posts exploded across social media."
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on October 06, 2021, 09:27:12 pm ---I kind of like exploded.
"Her coronavirus posts exploded across social media."
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Perhaps slightly overstated, but it works! Did you suggest that in your letter to the editors?
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