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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
Greg Evans, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
Investors bet big on shifting politics, bloated balance sheets and fragile narratives, fueling outsized stock rallies, crowded yield trades, and crypto strategies built on leverage, hope, and not much else.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
The streaming era has produced its share of pathologies, including bloated running times and narratives padded with filler.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 29 Dec. 2025
Unai Emery relies on a tight core rather than a bloated squad.
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Too often lumped together with Titanic, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Miss Saigon and other bloated offerings of 1990s Broadway, Ragtime was rescued by deBessonet with a leaner, more emotionally powerful staging for City Center’s Encores!
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
Investors bet big on shifting politics, bloated balance sheets and fragile narratives, fueling outsized stock rallies, crowded yield trades, and crypto strategies built on leverage, hope, and not much else.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
The streaming era has produced its share of pathologies, including bloated running times and narratives padded with filler.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 29 Dec. 2025
Unai Emery relies on a tight core rather than a bloated squad.
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloated
Adjective
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Another agency investigation revealed that a former CPS employee defrauded the district of potentially more than $135,000 over three years by reporting false or inflated work hours, the report said.—
Hope Moses,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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Investors also periodically rotated out of tech and into value areas of the market due to worries of inflated valuations in the AI trade.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
3 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Don’t be fooled by their budget-friendly cost, either, because the pants deliver an expensive air thanks to their high-fashion pleats and exaggerated silhouette.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
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These presets aim to reduce unfocused or exaggerated AI aesthetics.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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With modern development along the creek’s 35-mile watershed that starts in the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains and drains to Aliso Beach, the area has become swamped by urban runoff.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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At the Des Moines Public Library, Marketing Manager Aaron Gernes said they've been similarly swamped.—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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Emotions then flooded over him.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
10 Jan. 2026
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Soon, crypto traders and other digital nomads flooded El Zonte, lending it the nickname Bitcoin Beach.—
Nora Walsh,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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These areas remain under a flood watch, with up to three inches of rain possible through tonight in some communities that have been drenched since Christmas, the National Weather Service said.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
5 Jan. 2026
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When the Cleveland Browns beat their former quarterback Baker Mayfield and the Carolina Panthers on a similar field goal a few years ago, Haslam was elated on the sideline, drenched in sweat and fist pumping wildly as if the Browns had won the AFC, not just their season opener.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Video showed officers in riot gear pushing forward as agitators crowded the street, leading to shoving and jostling during the nighttime confrontation.—
Michael Dorgan , Alexandra Koch , Bill Melugin , Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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In December, locals crowded into a planning commission meeting, where a public hearing on the proposed rezoning was on the agenda, leading to the postponement of the event.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Bloated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloated. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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