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Meanings of inflated in inglês

Enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness.

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Pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)

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Usage of inflated in inglês
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Working in this industry, it's really easy to get an inflated ego.
Ebony
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The family believed the charges included what appear to be inflated costs.
The Guardian
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The inflated number allowed Musso to offer a lower bid than competitors.
Reuters
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The number of PhDs, meanwhile, is inflated and international competition is fierce.
The Guardian
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Sydney's inflated property prices may make a positive difference for a change.
News.com.au
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But it was one key investment that really inflated his bank balance.
News.com.au
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Assam police launched a crackdown on traders selling food at inflated prices.
Reuters
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Equally, relying on surveys may lead to inflated reports of psychological distress.
The Irish Times
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These buyouts in turn inflated its mortgage holdings for the second month.
Reuters
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Rather, ultra-low interest rates together with increased leverage have inflated corporate profits.
Reuters
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Lack of sleep leads to an inflated appetite and, consequently, weight gain.
The South African
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Canadians, most recently, are complaining about inflated prices to hear Leonard Cohen.
Reuters
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Even at that inflated level, Macquarie's nearly 60 percent share is higher.
Reuters
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The sale climaxed years of inflated prices for the season's first tuna.
The Irish Times
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It's an inflated sense of value-liketulips in the Dutch tulip frenzy.
Corduroy mansions
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Sala in cross-examination said to Lockwood in a bombastic, inflated, Adelphi-drama style:
The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2
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