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
  • The launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base is the first phase in a constellation called FireSat that will eventually cover the globe with 50 satellites collecting high-resolution imagery of fires and conditions on the ground every 20 minutes.
    — Eric Niiler, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • By June, almost half of Emirati crude shipments were sailing on vessels controlled by Sinokor, according to ship tracking data collected by analytics firm Vortexa.
    — Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Definition of collect
Verb
  • In one experiment, participants who assembled furniture themselves were willing to pay 63% more for it than participants who received the same item preassembled.
    — Julia Dhar, Time, 11 July 2026
  • Each vehicle takes about 900 hours of labor to assemble, all of which is done by hand.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of assemble
Verb
  • Once the excitement had died down, the team gathered in a circle and a player went up to Haaland, grabbed the back of his neck and kissed his cheek.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 6 July 2026
  • He was surrounded by beige pleather armchairs gathered around low tables adorned with silk flowers.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of gather
Verb
  • In other environment news Federal officials are rounding up and relocating 450 wild horses in the Inyo National Forest, near Mono Lake.
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • On July 8, contract workers will use helicopters to round up 500 of the horses and cart them away to holding pens.
    — Steve Searles, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
Definition of round up
Verb
  • Garbrandt was hurt, the follow-up shots were landing flush, and the wave-off came before real damage accumulated.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
  • According to testimony from Schettino and those who knew him, obtained by Reuters, the captain had accumulated three decades at sea, including work on oil tankers and passenger cruise liners.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 11 July 2026
Definition of accumulate
Verb
  • All five of the suspects have residences in San Francisco, accoring to police, and the San Francisco Police Department helped corral them in Richmond.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
  • Moments later, another shot on goal was once again corralled by Nyland.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026
Definition of corral
Verb
  • For even better results, try hydrozoning, which involves grouping plants by their water needs.
    — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2026
  • Apollo Neuro delivers vibration patterns through a wearable to purportedly influence the vagus nerve, and it is frequently grouped with vibroacoustic recovery tools.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of group
Verb
  • Again, these are creators who are operating like studios, many of them churning out episode after episode and garnering a lot of views.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 8 July 2026
  • Goli recalled that one woman said that his design wouldn’t help her, garnering agreement from her peers.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 8 July 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 16 Jul. 2026.

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