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Snowballed: What began as a harmless problem has snowballed into a crisis.

A.	swelled	B.	weakened
C.	changed	D.	petered out
E.	exaggerated

Answer and Explanation

Answer:swelled

Explanation:
To snowball means to increase rapidly in size, strength or importance. The word 'swelled' is similar in meaning to the word snowballed. The word exaggerated (make (something) seem greater than in reality) is not appropriate in this context.

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