the bulk

noun

: most of something : the largest part of something
We spent the bulk of the summer at the beach.
The great bulk of these people are extremely poor.

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Max Muncy had just hurt his knee and would be out for a month, a 9-14 stretch when the team lost the bulk of what had been a nine-game division lead. Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025 Bodybuilders traditionally starved that fat off in the subsequent cutting phase, a period of caloric restriction that can last just as long as the bulk. Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025 While the fantasy football world awaits word on whether Chuba Hubbard or Rico Dowdle will get the bulk of the running back reps for the Carolina Panthers on Sunday against the New York Jets, Dave Canales offered up a possible solution. Joseph Person, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 Eastlake has used four quarterbacks, with Maximo Acosta and Tyler Balko getting the bulk of the snaps. John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the bulk

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“The bulk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bulk. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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