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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Most recently, a flurry of appeals from several governments — including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar — dissuaded Trump from following through on a plan to collect fees from ships transiting the strait.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
When Rodri collected his Golden Ball award, having been voted player of the tournament, the Argentina supporters drowned it out with chants for Messi.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of collect

Verb

And everything begins to feel strangely familiar—like creative output assembled mechanically from patterns.

— Adam Taylor, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Then, the families of the slain suitors assemble and vow revenge, clashing with Odysseus, Telemachus, Laertes and the loyal servants — only to have Athena intervene and abruptly put a stop to the fighting.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 July 2026

Definition of assemble

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Two nights before the final, a couple of thousand people gathered at the Javits Center in Manhattan to gaze at stars.

— Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Larry the Cat, who has lived at 10 Downing Street for the last 15 years, has been spotted relaxing this morning, seemingly unfazed by all the media gathered outside.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of gather

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An InStyle editor rounds up 15 times the actress perfected the art of method dressing.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 23 July 2026
All across the United States, federal soldiers rounded up our Native American ancestors like cattle, pushing them into prison camps, many of which later became reservations.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026

Definition of round up

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What happens when interconnected debt starts accumulating faster than human understanding can keep pace?

— Doug Shannon, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Research indicates that, as apex predators, sharks accumulate high levels of heavy metals — including arsenic, mercury and lead — in their blood and tissues.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026

Definition of accumulate

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Right fielder Jac Caglianone made a leaping catch against the right-field wall in the first inning and Lane Thomas corralled a sinking line drive with a sliding catch in the sixth.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
But here Belichick is again, at age 74, wearing a Carolina blue blazer and trying to capture a bolt of lightning in a bottle after barely managing to corral a single lightning bug in 2025.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026

Definition of corral

Verb

Here, then, is our second attempt to group all 30 teams into seven trade tiers.

— Tim Britton, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Among the diverse international literatures grouped together under that heading, there are dozens of writers who reinvented literature to cope with ruptures of their own.

— Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Definition of group

Verb

Reid essentially rose to cult status in the Twin Cities as an undrafted free agent, playing a prominent role in helping the Timberwolves reach the Western Conference Finals and garnering the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year honors.

— Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
The chain, known for its no-talking, no-texting policy, recently introduced a new mobile ordering service to replace the traditional mode of pen-and-paper at the hands of servers, which has garnered criticism from some movie theater purists.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 July 2026

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