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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Putting it all together My e-tourer arrived mostly assembled – though the handlebar, pedals, saddle, front light, display and quick-release front wheel needed installing, along with the front fender, plus some tightening up here and there had to be done.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
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The measure allows qualifying taxpayers to deduct interest on loans for vehicles assembled in the United States, provided the loans were initiated after December 31, 2024, and before January 1, 2029.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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In May 2016, police collected DNA evidence from Clay after he was arrested on separate theft charges.—
Kelsey Lentz,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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There were many more secret spy satellite programs on both sides, some of which continued to use film and, later, digital cameras, while others collected signals from antennas or other classified means.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Other big stories ➤ More than 350 residents from Marana and surrounding southern Arizona communities gathered to criticize Management and Training Corporation's refusal to communicate on whether a shuttered state prison will return as an ICE detention center.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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In response to the deployment, several hundred protesters gathered outside the base.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The court found his office wrongly rounded up Latinos in search of people in the country illegally.—
Richard Ruelas,
AZCentral.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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If raking feels like a losing battle, the shopping editors at NBC Select rounded up the best leaf blowers to make yard cleanup faster and easier.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
20 Oct. 2025
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Slowly, gaining confidence at shooting and interviewing, Pencic accumulated remarkable material from all kinds of places, shooting for four months, always, somehow, after dark.—
Will Tizard,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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At a higher level, the data accumulated by eBird has been used by researchers to better understand bird distribution, gain deeper understanding of migration patterns, model population trends and predict bird populations over time.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Here, Stone has certainly raised the bar for herself (two Oscars will do that), delivering a smart, serpentine performance worthy of being grouped with the best lead actresses of the year.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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In the garage video, Loveridge is shown firing her gun in the garage where several officers were grouped near a door.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Oct. 2025
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And all those cameras on Teslas have amassed one of the largest, if not the largest, datasets for robotics today.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The big-play Southlake Carroll offense amassed 701 total yards — 445 in the second half — utilizing a balanced attack (395 passing and 306 rushing).—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Bulked (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulked%20%28up%29. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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