BULK (UP) Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

bulk (up)

verb

Definition of bulk (up)

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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For Le Bon Marché, the auction will offer a way to bring a specialist collecting market into a department store, creating an event that combines an exhibition, shopping and a live experience.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Don’t throw away the stronger strategy because collecting now feels better this morning.

— Ray R. Harris, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of collect

Verb

That arrangement is efficient for moving large volumes over long distances, but assembling trains and coordinating terminal operations can make smaller, short-haul shipments less economical.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
In one of those roles, the chair assembled a formal transition committee that met with me throughout my first six months.

— Anna Maria Chavez, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of assemble

Verb

Dabrowski’s favorite moment came outside the livestream of the Telfar event from New York, where young Parisians gathered in a spirit of community, dressing with individuality rather than for the cameras.

— Alex Badia, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Under the White House pool system, the networks -- ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News and NBC -- rotate responsibilities for gathering and distributing footage of the president's daily movements.

— Miriam Waldvogel, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of gather

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Hundred Waters threw an album release party on the site, rounded up friends including How to Dress Well, Alvin Risk and Eskmo to come play it, and that was FORM 2014.

— Katie Bain, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026
The recently rounded up include a 28-year-old who had been living in San Francisco since 2022 and was arrested for missing an immigration hearing.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of round up

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But experts working with Gentle Giants warned that strategy might not work because of Outlaw's history of being corralled in the wild.

— CBS Baltimore, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
If Denver can pressure Purdy, its defensive backs should have no issue corralling the 49ers’ wideouts.

— Sam Jane, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of corral

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Although System of a Down is often grouped with the nu metal bands that dominated heavy music at the time, including Korn and Limp Bizkit, Malakian never saw the band as fitting neatly into any genre.

— Alex Distefano, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
The earlier four-count indictment grouped the devices found outside the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters together under each charge.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of group

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Floated earlier this year, a separate bid to have political appointees—rather than independent expert panels—decide grant recipients garnered significant backlash.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
The goals and guardrails came forward after district leaders hosted more than 40 community listening sessions in recent months to garner feedback from families, teachers and other stakeholders.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026

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