BULKED (UP) Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

bulked (up)

verb

past tense of bulk (up)

as in assembled

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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As Spain’s World Cup-winning heroes assembled on the podium, opponents Argentina, bedraggled and beaten, turned their backs.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026
The site where Americans learned to work with the last foreign future is where the next one is being assembled.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of assembled

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Another instrument, the Venetia Burney Student Dust Counter, has collected data that has thrown New Horizon’s team a curveball, Brandt said.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Our methodology To find the best business insurance for online and e-commerce companies, CNBC Select collected hundreds of data points on more than 10 companies offering business insurance.

— Liz Knueven, CNBC, 16 July 2026

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Evan rounded up the spiciest dishes in Charlotte — and two of them come with an actual waiver.

— Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026
The Bee rounded up Sacramento’s 10 most distinctive burgers, from Gami Burger’s customizable Asian-fusion smash burger to Historic Star Lounge’s dry-aged Flannery Beef burger inspired by New York’s Minetta Tavern.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

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Once more than 20 feet deep in some areas, Lake Jesup today is barely six feet deep as muck and other debris have accumulated on the bottom.

— Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
The GEnx-2B has accumulated 24 million hours since entering service in 2011 on the Boeing 747-8.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026

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The names are intermixed rather than grouped geographically, suggesting the indivisibility of Greater Hungary despite modern borders.

— Brett R. Chloupek, The Conversation, 15 July 2026
El Salvador has made this form of collective trials possible under a July 2023 reform of its criminal code, which allows for those detained under the state of emergency to be grouped according to their gangs or territories.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

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Supporters embraced the insult as a badge of resilience, turning it into a satirical political campaign that amassed more than 21 million Instagram followers in a few days.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
In his four years as head coach, Setencich amassed a 24-20 record, including a 16-12 mark in Big Sky play.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026

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