BULKED Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

bulked

verb

past tense of bulk

as in increased

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The entry of streaming services such as Amazon, Apple and Netflix have only increased the rights fees.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Russell won Saturday's sprint at Zandvoort but Antonelli still increased his standings lead to 53 points despite placing fourth.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of increased

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As men, women and children flooded across the border between Morocco and Spain, into the autonomous city of Ceuta at the end of July, European populists and anti-immigrant politicians capitalized on the shocking images of human desperation.

— Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
And now, since Panettiere's death, fans have again flooded Neutrogena's social media.

— Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of flooded

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But the Department of Homeland Security's communication with those states since then indicates the numbers may have been inflated.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026
The circular nature of many financing deals has raised concerns that demand for AI may be artificially inflated.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of inflated

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Punk turned the tables and shoved Owens into Engler, who bumped to the outside.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Tork Mason / Imagn Images Jonathan Ford, DT Ford threw running back Jaden Nixon to the ground so aggressively during Tuesday’s practice that left tackle Jordan Morgan got in his face and shoved him.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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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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The legal tussle comes as prediction markets have proliferated in the United States over the past two years.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
The tech company operates 120,000 cameras in every state but Alaska and has been the subject of heightened controversy as stories of inaccuracy and misuse proliferated in recent months.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of proliferated

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