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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Across a 90-foot wall at the Orlando Museum of Art, Tommerup assembled three monumental pyramids built from canvases dragged through the ocean and Biscayne Bay, dried in flowering trees and tossed from rooftops at dusk, surrendering part of the creative process to nature itself.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
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Yngen, now 71, has assembled a younger team of co-founders to scale the business, including chief executive Emil Clase.—
Heather Farmbrough,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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As detailed in the museum’s current exhibition on The Beautiful Game and described by Naylor, soldiers put arms aside, exchanged gifts, collected their dead, sang Christmas songs together and played soccer with each other.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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The group is currently reviewing data collected by sensors placed in dozens of homes in neighborhoods such as Overtown, Little Haiti, and Liberty City.—
Manuel Bojorquez,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Three hours later, after a burst of activity over the agency’s radio transmissions, another team, including agents from Florida and Texas, gathered around a residence, hoping to make an arrest and trying to determine whether their target was home.—
Gabe Gutierrez,
NBC news,
11 Dec. 2025
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Kim gave fans a glimpse into her graduation ceremony as her closest friends and family gathered to celebrate the milestone in her legal journey.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
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Here, our editors have rounded up seven things that good Southern hosts always have on hand for unexpected guests.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
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In sixth grade at Twin Peaks Middle School in Poway, Duran rounded up a few friends and organized a mini-robotics competition.—
Amy Stark Shireman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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For example, older homeowners who purchased their properties years ago may have accumulated significant equity through a combination of mortgage payments and rising home values, giving them access to larger borrowing amounts.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Yet some of the world’s most significant scientific and medical sites have accumulated ghost stories, conspiracy theories, and paranormal legends of their own.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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At races, competitors are strictly grouped by age and skill level.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
4 Dec. 2025
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These create a beautiful tree-like effect when grouped together.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
2 Dec. 2025
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The adventure content creator had amassed more than 320,000 followers on Facebook, while some of his reels garnered millions of views.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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Brown amassed a 107-88 record over two-plus seasons with the Kings, joining Rick Adelman as the only coaches in the Sacramento era to post a winning record.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
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“Bulked (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulked%20%28up%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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