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as in inflated
extended beyond normal or realistic bounds
a bloated sense of his own importance
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2
as in swollen
enlarged beyond normal from internal pressure
a bloated stomach
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Recent Examples of bloated
Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
To add insult to injury, Massachusetts taxpayers aren’t just covering their own costs, but shelling out for the bloated salaries of high-ranking public employees and their subsequent ballooning pensions.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Can Cronin win in the new climate of constant transfer portal upheaval and bloated player salaries?
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
An annual January ritual, as Illinois lawmakers gather in Springfield to begin a new legislative session, is the search for another basket of politically safe but invariably business- and citizen-unfriendly tax and fee increases to support their bloated government bureaucracies.
—Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
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Further, as Villaraigosa framed it, the conversation should not be on how to squeeze the marginal dollar from billionaires, but rather the state’s overreliance on tax revenues from the ultra-wealthy and seeming inability to slow an increasingly bloated budget.
—Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
To add insult to injury, Massachusetts taxpayers aren’t just covering their own costs, but shelling out for the bloated salaries of high-ranking public employees and their subsequent ballooning pensions.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Can Cronin win in the new climate of constant transfer portal upheaval and bloated player salaries?
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
An annual January ritual, as Illinois lawmakers gather in Springfield to begin a new legislative session, is the search for another basket of politically safe but invariably business- and citizen-unfriendly tax and fee increases to support their bloated government bureaucracies.
—Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloated
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Oversized fits—from bomber jackets and cow-print fleece coordinates to wide-leg jeans—were balanced with boots with inflated toes and straps.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Jan. 2026
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The ball itself was usually an inflated animal bladder, like a cow bladder, explains Louis Moore, a professor at Michigan State University, who teaches sports history.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2026
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This $15 option from Basic Concepts attaches to your tray table, creating a swinging hammock that provides relief for tired, swollen feet.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Jan. 2026
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Or noticing that your hands feel inexplicably stiff and swollen, making simple tasks like opening a jar or even typing feel unusually difficult.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
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This year, holiday gatherings were scrapped, the single father’s Christmas budget was slashed in half, and his credit cards were glutted from months of futile efforts to keep up with the rising cost of living.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
31 Dec. 2025
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Yet the train of military vehicles that appeared was remarkably tame, a cavalcade of superannuated weapons platforms serving as a reminder of the degree to which the military-industrial complex, glutted with money and pampered by Congress, has run out of new ideas.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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The result is exaggerated price moves, especially in smaller precious metals markets, where relatively modest inflows can push prices sharply higher, making the rally feel detached from traditional supply-and-demand dynamics.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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Rowland maintained the sharp lines of the shoes and paired them with an oversize sculptural jacket with exaggerated lapels, with nothing underneath.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Nonetheless, many North Texans won’t have to run out to the store during the winter storm; grocers have been swamped with people this week who have cleared out the meat, eggs, bread and other storm staples.—
Star-Telegram staff,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Jan. 2026
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Waves of hotel loan defaults and plunging values for lodging properties have swamped the Bay Area hotel market.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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As Operation Metro Surge got into full swing earlier this month, more than 3,000 federal immigration agents flooded into Minnesota, carrying out sweeping detentions and facing off with protesters in tense confrontations.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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The moment quickly struck a chord with viewers, who flooded the comments with gratitude and emotional reactions.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Two younger craters have since formed within Cassini's expanse, the basins of which are drenched in darkness around the time of the first quarter moon, making for a visually spectacular telescopic target.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The younger Pearl does not stalk the sideline drenched in sweat, veins bulging from his neck and spittle flying at every questionable call.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
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Meta appears to be struggling to catch up in a field crowded with rivals who have demonstrated much greater success in developing AI models – notably Google’s Gemini, Anthropic’s Claude, and OpenAI’s ChatGPT.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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More than twenty‑five thousand people crowded into Shibe Park, including throngs of young people who made the gathering feel more like a festival than a political convention.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Bloated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloated. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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