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snowball
/ˈsnəʊbɔːl/
verb
To grow bigger and faster as it goes along.
- “A small complaint snowballed into a national debate.”Toofey
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troughnounThe lowest point in a rise and fall pattern.
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highly effectiveWorking very well.
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dichotomynounA split into two sharply opposed groups or ideas.
Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))