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Recent Examples of bloat
This can help avoid the unwanted GI symptoms—like gas, bloating, and constipation—that are often associated with doing too much too soon.
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Christina Manian, Health, 14 Aug. 2025
The main side effects are minor: weight gain from temporary water retention in the first week of supplementation, bloating, and mild gastric discomfort, usually from oversize doses.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 13 Aug. 2025
For example: Ginger may help with nausea and bloating.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2025
Ginger Aide: Many Elix community members with fibroids love pairing their custom Cycle Balance formula with Ginger Aide to provide extra support for bloating
Surgery may be recommended in more advanced cases or when fertility is not a concern.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 30 July 2025
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Christina Manian, Health, 14 Aug. 2025
The main side effects are minor: weight gain from temporary water retention in the first week of supplementation, bloating, and mild gastric discomfort, usually from oversize doses.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 13 Aug. 2025
For example: Ginger may help with nausea and bloating.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2025
Ginger Aide: Many Elix community members with fibroids love pairing their custom Cycle Balance formula with Ginger Aide to provide extra support for bloating
Surgery may be recommended in more advanced cases or when fertility is not a concern.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloat
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Hard-line Republicans initially bulking at the price tag.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 July 2025
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Many stevia products sold in stores contain additional ingredients, including bulking agents and other sweeteners.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
2 June 2025
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Thanks to builder strategies, shifting home designs and a new construction glut the trend has flipped.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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And while May is also a busy month for ESPN and TNT, which in late spring are glutted with live NBA and NHL playoff games, cable as a whole accounted for less than a quarter (24.1%) of all consumption last month.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
20 June 2025
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Ravens swamped Bills for 447 yards rushing in two meetings last season, and Derrick Henry should feast again as Jackson gets the better of Allen this time.—
Greg Cote
September 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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Finally, central command centers can quickly get swamped by the flood of data coming in from across the business.—
Manish Kapoor,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Levante’s players, coach and staff played a big role in providing crucial supplies and support when the team’s home city of Valencia was badly flooded last October.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Plowshare Project dreamt up idealistic, peacetime applications, such as reversing the course of rivers, triggering small earthquakes to prevent large ones from forming, flooding desserts, and, above all, snaking out a Central American canal with fewer vulnerabilities.—
Shoshi Parks,
Popular Science,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Bloat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloat. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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