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  • adjective Resembling a balloon in form

Etymologies

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balloon +‎ -like

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Examples

  • Over a period of about a week, the initial rashes transform first into pimples and then into small, balloonlike sacs, which render some of the afflicted all but unrecognizable.

    The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011

  • Over a period of about a week, the initial rashes transform first into pimples and then into small, balloonlike sacs, which render some of the afflicted all but unrecognizable.

    The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011

  • Gliding out onto the stage at Strathmore on Wednesday night, as if buoyed, balloonlike, by his large head with its cloud of graying curls, he sat at the piano and laid his hands on the keys with a preternatural calm, enhancing the romantic sense that the music was an act of communion.

    Music review: András Schiff at Strathmore Anne Midgette 2010

  • Over a period of about a week, the initial rashes transform first into pimples and then into small, balloonlike sacs, which render some of the afflicted all but unrecognizable.

    The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011

  • (Children, he explained, are tempted by its balloonlike appearance to touch the poori the moment it hits the table.)

    Zesty Indian food, service Wait staff adds verve to Spice Xing 2010

  • For instance, there could be huge balloonlike creatures floating in the dense atmosphere.

    George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt Lucy 2009

  • For instance, there could be huge balloonlike creatures floating in the dense atmosphere.

    George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt Lucy 2009

  • The first step is to draw a "bubble diagram," which is as simple-minded as it sounds: We doodle balloonlike shapes to indicate the main spaces of our fantasy houses.

    A Fantasy Camp That Turns Dream Homes Into Floor Plans 2009

  • For instance, there could be huge balloonlike creatures floating in the dense atmosphere.

    George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt Lucy 2009

  • For instance, there could be huge balloonlike creatures floating in the dense atmosphere.

    George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt Lucy 2009

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