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as in protruded
to extend outward beyond a usual point
the sides of the returning camper's suitcase bulged with a month's worth of dirty laundry
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Recent Examples of bulged
Her stomach bulged beneath her I ❤ FLORIDA boatneck and her face was round and waxy-pale.
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Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
The Apple engineers’ eyes bulged in astonishment.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Angelenos’ eyes bulged at the $1,500-a-head price tag.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
Taking new measurements, the researchers saw that as fluid gushed between cells, creating indentations in their cell membranes, bubbles mostly bulged into weaker cells.
—Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
The surrounding metropolitan area has similarly bulged.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Even pre-Covid, his pockets bulged with hand sanitizer.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
My vitamin cabinet bulged with supplements.
—Nisha Sharma, Parents, 9 Dec. 2025
Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
The Apple engineers’ eyes bulged in astonishment.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Angelenos’ eyes bulged at the $1,500-a-head price tag.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
Taking new measurements, the researchers saw that as fluid gushed between cells, creating indentations in their cell membranes, bubbles mostly bulged into weaker cells.
—Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
The surrounding metropolitan area has similarly bulged.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Even pre-Covid, his pockets bulged with hand sanitizer.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
My vitamin cabinet bulged with supplements.
—Nisha Sharma, Parents, 9 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulged
Verb
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Under the flaps of his jacket there was a small tear in his T-shirt, directly over his left nipple, which protruded like a knot of purple rope.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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Shards of glass and ceramic, rusted metal, medical and bio-waste, syringes, cracked circuit boards, and broken electronics protruded everywhere.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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Researchers believe huge quantities of groundwater likely burst onto the surface in a series of catastrophic floods that surged downhill and rapidly carved the waterworn valleys visible today.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
15 May 2026
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But Donald used that size mismatch to his advantage, leveraging an unprecedented first step and incredible agility to burst past linemen and attack the offense.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Many curious passersby poked their heads inside, wondering if the restaurant was serving food again.—
Iris Kwok
May 12,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Holding her breath, Ana poked her head into the coop.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Outside buzzed the controversial Court Street bike lane, the subject of a recent lawsuit which Dornagon covered closely.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Altadena buzzed with the sound of construction in late April.—
Aarne Heikkila,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Conversations between the two often brimmed with lessons on life, which Honda carries close to heart.—
Julius Miller
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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The case file on Weaver’s murder that Logothetti ultimately inherited from her predecessors at the Everett Police Department brimmed with outlandish theories around her death involving money laundering and cocaine.—
Nina Giraldo,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
Verb
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To the right hummed Interstate 190; beyond the highway, the Niagara River; beyond the river, Canada.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Others gathered in clusters of desks, showing their artwork to friends as lo-fi music hummed in the background.—
Noah Alcala Bach,
San Antonio Express-News,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Bulged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulged. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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