bulked

past tense of bulk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulked
Verb
  • Reportedly, the use of the RT-70 radio antenna increased the accuracy of GLONASS by around 30%.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The trade and investment element of state visits has increased in recent times.
    Ian King, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • More than $18 billion has flooded into more than 200 biotechnology companies touting AI to expedite development, with 75 drugs or vaccines entering clinical trials, according to Boston Consulting Group.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Friends and fans alike flooded the actor’s comment section with birthday wishes.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Understanding that a hot exo-atmosphere would be large and inflated in size, and that graphite would absorb practically all of the starlight impacting that atmosphere if there were a high-altitude layer of it, represents a fascinating scenario for explaining the features of these planets.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Keeping tires properly inflated not only extends their life but also squeezes more miles out of every charge—a win for the wallet and the planet.
    Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One person shared on Reddit that a groom shoved a forkful of wedding cake into his bride's face, causing her to get injured, and the pair divorced months later.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Lamar Jackson apologized to the Bills fan that Lamar shoved in retaliation to the fan shoving him and DeAndre Hopkins in the head.
    Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Red and white English flags have proliferated along streets and been painted on roads.
    Vitalii Yalahuzian, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • But massage has become more mainstream in North America—the realm of the strip mall, where affordable massage franchises have proliferated (Massage Envy, the biggest, has nearly a thousand locations and offers a subscription option), and a pillar of the fitness and wellness industries.
    Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After pandemic closures and a few viral YouTube and TikTok videos, the waitlist ballooned.
    Melissa Malamut, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The recent rally ballooned Broadcom to our biggest position by weight.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Within seconds, we were loaded up and speeding away.
    Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Vance was seen carrying Kirk’s casket on the tarmac in Salt Lake City, Utah, while it was being loaded onto Air Force Two.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These scam centers mushroomed especially since the Covid-19 pandemic, when Chinese criminal syndicates found a new use for empty casinos and hotels.
    Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Psychedelic research mushrooms Research interest in recreational drugs or psychedelics such as LSD, psilocybin, ketamine and MDMA has mushroomed in recent years.
    Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Bulked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulked. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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