Vocabulary
Mushroom
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
increase, spread, or develop rapidly.
Urdu meaning
تیزی سے بڑھنا، پھیلنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- THE atomic mushroom cloud has changed shape: it is now a nuclear umbrella.
- It must also be said that the mushroom growth of seminaries with little to no oversight by the state also aids extremism and contributes to militancy.
- From the period of the Afghan jihad onwards, there has been a mushroom growth of religious schools in Pal
- The authorities have consistently failed to control the mushroom growth of multistorey structures or to take action against architects and builders flouting fire and safety regulations.
- Also, a credible way to check mushroom growth of encroachments and katchi abadis is low-cost housing townships; these will also prevent similar recurrences over drains.
Synonyms
proliferate, grow/develop rapidly, burgeon, spread, increase, expand, spring up, shoot
Curator example
“environmental concern mushroomed in the 1960s”
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