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Recent Examples of bloat
But on my worst days, pain, bloating and other issues can be more than a little disruptive to my daily routine.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
While the paramedics tried to decide whether to walk around or step over the stinking trash, a neighborhood’s shock began to bloat.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Sugar substitutes such as saccharin, aspartame, maltitol and sorbitol often come with stomach bloating, strange aftertaste, and even concerns for long term health risks.
—Nina Shapiro, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
At the same time, the court’s emergency docket continues to bloat with consequential requests that are expected to yield weighty rulings throughout the term.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 5 Oct. 2025
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
While the paramedics tried to decide whether to walk around or step over the stinking trash, a neighborhood’s shock began to bloat.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Sugar substitutes such as saccharin, aspartame, maltitol and sorbitol often come with stomach bloating, strange aftertaste, and even concerns for long term health risks.
—Nina Shapiro, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
At the same time, the court’s emergency docket continues to bloat with consequential requests that are expected to yield weighty rulings throughout the term.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 5 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloat
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Finish with shredded cheese, crispy bacon, diced ham, shredded chicken, or crispy pancetta to bulk it up to a main course.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2026
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Add shredded chicken to bulk it up further, or finish it with a dollop of sour cream, some fresh cilantro, or a bit of shredded cheese.—
Martha Stewart,
Martha Stewart,
15 Jan. 2026
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His late 2025 goal glut with Leeds also came from a stream of strikes down the centre of the penalty area.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Beach is glutted with souvenir shops and rental car outlets, the study found, but lacks auto and household supply stores, bookstores and service stations.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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But in her lawsuit, Wade claims that her own mark has essentially been swamped by Swift’s Showgirl era.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
30 Mar. 2026
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This logic linked Ehrlich’s ecological carrying capacity, lifeboat ethics – the idea that wealthy nations risked being swamped by immigration – and reactionary anxieties about demographic change.—
Brian C. Keegan,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2026
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The American Jewish community responded to the Yom Kippur War, which killed nearly three thousand Israeli soldiers, by flooding Israel with donations; doctors and students volunteered to join the war effort.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Inside, a central ramp—which spirals upward and outward from one exhibition floor to the next—creates an open interior space, flooded with daylight that pours in through a glass dome.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Bloat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloat. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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