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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Cast was assembled by Stefanie Seifer, Hailey Giles and Chiara Marini of Spark Casting.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026 -
Interiors feel assembled over time rather than styled in a single sweep.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Shao and her colleagues used data collected from storms that occurred between 2012 and 2017 to determine where people were at most risk of floods and then analyzed those areas’ demographic information.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
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The Dodgers collected three hits, never more than one in an inning.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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On April 9, its last off day before a 17-game stretch, the unit gathered at a steakhouse in Milwaukee.—
Danielle Allentuck,
Washington Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Aired already on primetime VRT and at the same time on VRT MAX, the broadcaster’s online platform, the series was well-received by the audience and gathered both news attention and a great word-of-mouth, with good completion rates and high talk value.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Unhoused residents rounded up their missing animals.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Once in a while, a very bad emperor was said to have rounded up the disabled.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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Hathaway, who drew on the star power she’s accumulated over the past 20 years, credited the film’s producers for quickly adjusting to her request.—
Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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The program has accumulated nearly $80 million to support their college and career dreams.—
Debra-Ellen Glickstein,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Our cybersecurity names, Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike , got unfairly grouped into the sell-off, but each managed to gain around 6% on the week.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2026
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Those teams are usually grouped together in one's fandom, and all the emotions were caught on camera Thursday night during a New York radio station's NFL Draft watch party.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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If the game stopped at this point, Fermat’s method for dividing the pot would list all possible outcomes of those five coin flips and then tally the ones that amassed 10 points for each player.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
19 Apr. 2026
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The report also claimed that Ronaldinho had amassed debts amounting to more than $2 million.—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Bulked (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulked%20%28up%29. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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