bulk (up)

verb

Definition of bulk (up)next
as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place she bulked up her hair with one hand as she reached for the shears with the other

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulk (up)
  1. collect
  2. assemble
  3. gather
  4. round up
  5. accumulate
  6. corral
  7. group
  8. garner
Verb
  • More than 60% of China’s albumin market is supplied by foreign manufacturers and all of it is made from plasma collected in the US, according to a 2024 study co-authored by researchers from China’s national and Zhejiang drug inspection authorities.
    — CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The team drew on expertise from astronomy, using telescope technology and adaptive optics to compensate for atmospheric turbulence and precisely collect and control the light.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of collect
Verb
  • The Progress Center assembles the workhorse vehicle for Russia, the Soyuz-2 vehicle, as well as the newer Soyuz-5 rocket.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of assembling every major component at a construction site, Apollo plans to manufacture key systems in factories.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of assemble
Verb
  • The government said Khan’s supporters had begun gathering outside the private hospital in violation of the court order, which required them to stay away from the medical facility to avoid inconveniencing other patients.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • That same day, hundreds of women gathered outside the courthouse where Clancy is standing trial, wearing bright pink, in an attempt to raise awareness around maternal mental health.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of gather
Verb
  • Collins thanked the Porter County Emergency Management Agency for rounding up five generators that helped keep lift stations operating.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • An InStyle editor rounds up eight handbag colors that’ll be dominating fall 2026.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of round up
Verb
  • Pozen leans on the step-up in basis at death, which wipes out the capital gains accumulated during an owner's lifetime, and his column is careful to say this applies to money held outside retirement accounts.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • According to Baseball Reference and FanGraphs, that trio has accumulated more than half of Houston’s offensive WAR.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of accumulate
Verb
  • But Hamlin successfully corralled an interception on Saturday, an important data point.
    — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • But a backline that struggled to string any passes was easily corralled, putting too much on the likes of forwards Jasper Wiese, Malcolm Marx and Paul de Villiers to produce something.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of corral
Verb
  • Additionally, the bill would group private detention facilities with licensed behavioral health facilities already governed by strict state operating guidelines.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But the part to focus on is the State Street SPDR S & P 500 ETF Trust’s (SPY) roughly 13% year-to-date gain surrounded by the other nine sectors that are more closely grouped around the benchmark S & P 500.
    — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of group
Verb
  • The post even garnered a series of blue heart emojis from Troye Sivan, Kidman’s costar in the 2018 biographical drama Boy Erased.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Ahead of the high-profile trial, Roach imposed a gag order in the case and barred any electronics from the courtroom during the proceedings due to the attention the case had garnered.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of garner
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“Bulk (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulk%20%28up%29. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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