1
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
Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
This mission, called Mars Sample Return, has been on hold for nearly two years after an independent analysis found that NASA's bloated plan would cost at least $8 billion to $11 billion.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Those bloated standing ovations, the ones the trades breathlessly cover with their stopwatches, happen at the latter.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
The story ends up on-rails and the stakes seem smaller than ever, despite a bloated, franchise-high runtime.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Think of how Adrian Brody’s bloated Oscars speech became part of the discourse.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
This mission, called Mars Sample Return, has been on hold for nearly two years after an independent analysis found that NASA's bloated plan would cost at least $8 billion to $11 billion.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Those bloated standing ovations, the ones the trades breathlessly cover with their stopwatches, happen at the latter.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
The story ends up on-rails and the stakes seem smaller than ever, despite a bloated, franchise-high runtime.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloated
Adjective
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Global markets were also rattled after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday said that asset prices, including equities, were trading at inflated levels.—
Chloe Taylor,Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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The inflated bill was criticized by a local fiscal watchdog organization.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The stretchy upper was able to accommodate her swollen feet throughout the day without causing any major pain.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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My throat was scorched, my tongue was swollen — and the acid would not stop coming.—
Jack Korngold,
Rolling Stone,
28 Sep. 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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Meanwhile, Lila Moss, Devon Lee Carlson and Caro Daur staged a side part comeback with exaggerated interpretations of the controversial style.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
24 Sep. 2025
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Fashion East celebrated their 25th anniversary with exaggerated green eyes at Jacek Gleba’s show.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In 1999 and 2000, new offerings swamped the market's ability to absorb it, cutting off the flow of IPO proceeds to Internet companies that were meant to be the revenues of bigger tech companies.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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Piastri jumped the start, then got swamped on the grid after his anti-stall system kicked in.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
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They are designed to protect homes and businesses against the type of winter storms that have severely flooded the low-lying community of Alviso multiple times with water up to 6 feet deep and which are posing more risk as sea level rises due to climate change.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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In 2021 a city spokeswoman said that 6,000 to 8,000 homes were flooded; on Thursday at the news conference, Hammoud said that 20,000 homes were flooded.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The muscular American actor appears topless and drenched in sweat in the French fashion house’s latest images featuring the Nike x Jacquemus Moon Shoe, unveiled on Wednesday.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
24 Sep. 2025
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The master bedroom is drenched in Dulux Heritage’s Biscuit Beige for maximum warmth, and the bed was crafted by a local joiner before being painted by William Sutherland, one of the estate’s members, using folkloric stencils devised by resident designer, Bethany Evans.—
Chloe Frost-Smith,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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Teams have backed up the safeties and crowded the middle of the field on quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and Miami has been unable to adjust.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Rain couldn’t dampen spirits in Milan as guests crowded the entryway—always the sign of a good party.—
Sofia Viganò,
Vogue,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Bloated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloated. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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