bulked

verb

past tense of bulk
1
as in increased

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2
as in bloated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulked
  1. increased
  2. flooded
  3. inflated
  4. shoved
  5. distended
  6. glutted
  7. proliferated
  8. loaded
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  • Russian forces have increased the number of missile strikes on Ukrainian cities in recent weeks, likely as part of a push to exploit Kyiv’s shortage of ballistic missile interceptors.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • China increased its output by more than 34 terawatt-hours, which means that without China, global nuclear generation would have declined.
    — Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of increased
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  • Upon hearing the news, East Germans flooded to the wall’s checkpoints, demanding to cross.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • By nearly every measure, President Claudia Sheinbaum is taking the fight to the cartels that have flooded America’s streets for decades.
    — Chris Shays, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of flooded
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  • All that excess context inflated token consumption on the most expensive model in the stack.
    — Srikanta Datta, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The indictment alleged Cacioppo sent invoices to a Rockhurst University employee for demolition and asbestos abatement work that inflated costs or billed for work that was never done.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Definition of inflated
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  • Rhodes escaped and shoved Punk shoulder-first into the steel ring steps.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The victim, 60-year-old Shukur Aikebaer, was taken during a power outage, shoved into a Nissan Altima trunk as his wife and daughter remained inside.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026
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  • But the groaning synthesizer underneath her bashful smile tells you something is off — a crystalline tone now distended, unnerving.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
  • Fiber slows gastric emptying, making the stomach more distended.
    — Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 27 May 2026
Definition of distended
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  • The walls are glutted with oil portraits, and antiques sourced from l’Isle-sur-Sorgue are the real thing; staff are dressed in somewhat cumbersome costume (medieval-style bodices and straw boaters) but ever attentive.
    — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
  • It’s glutted with supporting characters, and the plot still eddies through a series of clearly episodic incidents.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of glutted
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  • Telehealth platforms aimed at elder care and chronic-disease management have proliferated, wagering that virtual visits and remote monitoring can partly substitute for a geriatrician or sleep specialist who doesn't exist within driving distance.
    — John Samuels, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • As election laws have proliferated and become more complicated, with early voting, for example, registrars have relied more on Thomas, a Norwalk Democrat in her first term, for direction.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of proliferated
Verb
  • Tolle allowed two runs, both on a homer from Teoscar Hernández, but stranded the bases loaded in an impressive second inning.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • By the time all was said and done, Prielipp had walked three, including one with the bases loaded, and had thrown 35 pitches.
    — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 2 Aug. 2026
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