bloats

Definition of bloatsnext
present tense third-person singular of bloat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloats
Verb
  • Or, systemic insecticide treatments with dinotefuran or imidacloprid can be used as trunk sprays, trunk injections or soil drenches depending on the label.
    Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The indulgence becomes not only possible but mandatory with Lollia’s Kiss Me Again Bubble Bath solution, which drenches skin in moisture by way of high-performing olive and avocado oils.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Every couple of years, during a hard rain, the creek floods her driveway.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The floating center console creates handbag storage and an available dual pane sunroof floods the cabin with light.
    Scotty Reiss, Parents, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • If conservatism is something of an inclination or disposition, leftism of the more radical sort is a form of all-consuming identity, one that fills vacuums in otherwise empty lives and comprehensively guides behavior.
    Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The front door is open and the full length of Daithí fills the frame.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • And that’s even before Julian cuts open his mother’s corpse and shoves his hand inside of it to feel close to her for the first time in his life!
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
  • But for a mine, all that needs to happen is a vessel pulls up, shoves one overboard, and moves on.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The island, where Iran loads nearly all its oil exports, is seen as a potential target if Washington decides to hit Iranian energy or to use ground troops to seize it.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
  • While trees — oak, birch, maple — dominate early spring, grass pollen often overlaps in late spring from May to June, leading to higher, more intense allergy loads for sufferers.
    Michael Khouw, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Though the darkness of the material never swamps the comedy, a balance McGee calibrated deliberately — less interested in the whodunit than in the women fumbling through it.
    Kennedy French, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The repairs should keep water from damaging the telescope, as cold, wet and windy weather arrives and swamps the Bay Area into next week, potentially bringing snow to Mount Hamilton.
    Joaquin Palomino, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Chicken, bacon, and ranch might as well be the holy trio that squashes all fights and satisfies every hangry complaint.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Calling the deal off also squashes a host of questions Netflix insiders had about how HBO and Netflix would realistically co-exist in the same company, another staffer said.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Bloats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloats. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.

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