bloated
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Synonyms
exaggerated, hyperbolized, inflated, outsize (also outsized), overblown, overdrawn, overweening
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My body—now further stretched, bruised, and bloated—was officially beyond recognition. — Jason Sheeler, Vogue, "How George Michael, A Buddhist Monk, and A Stripper Saved My Life," 14 Feb. 2019 Ask for brown rice and low-sodium soy sauce and make sure to drink at least two glasses of water to feel less bloated. — Aarti Sanan, Redbook, "What I've Learned So Far from the Wedding Dress Challenge," 26 Jan. 2012 But Sears continued trying to rely on its bloated and increasingly shabby big stores, now being closed by the hundreds. — WSJ, "Sears Missed Every Chance to Remain Great," 17 Oct. 2018 This happens to be the guilty-free version that won't leave you with a carb-hangover – tired and bloated. — Abby Cuffey, Woman's Day, "Food Blogger Friday – Jessica," 20 May 2011 Obviously, the chances of moving the bloated contracts of Robinson Cano, Kyle Seager and Felix Hernandez are almost impossible. — Ryan Divish, The Seattle Times, "Analysis: What does Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto mean about a ‘step back’ in 2019?," 21 Nov. 2018 The bloated carcasses of hundreds of thousands of hogs, chickens and other drowned livestock bobbed in a nose-stinging soup of fecal matter, pesticides, fertilizer and gasoline so toxic that fish flopped helplessly on the surface to escape it. — Michael Biesecker, The Seattle Times, "Hurricane could flood many waste sites, creating toxic brew," 11 Sep. 2018 The help is vital: Ms. Naguanagua’s sister’s two children, ages 2 and 3, roam the home with bloated bellies. — Anatoly Kurmanaev, WSJ, "Venezuela’s Maduro, Clinging to Power, Uses Hunger as an Election Weapon," 22 Mar. 2018 And with JetBlue, Kennedy Airport was wide open and the legacy airlines were big and bloated. — Barbara Peterson, Condé Nast Traveler, "JetBlue Founder David Neeleman on How New Airline Moxy Will Change the Way We Fly," 12 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bloated.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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