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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It is considered one of the greatest offenses ever assembled, as Durant joined forces with sharpshooters Steph Curry and Klay Thompson.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025 -
Key producer Sonia Friedman, working with StudioCanal and Eliza Lumley Productions on behalf of Universal Music UK, has assembled an award-winning team to collaborate with Sheppard, Kane and Pye.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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The veteran utility man hadn't collected a hit in a calendar month entering Game 7 of the World Series.—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Pearl and Aiden both remained calm and collected as residents pet their heads and backs.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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The attendees—thirty- and forty-somethings who are members of the bank’s Private Wealth Management (PWM) division, which boasts an average account size of over $75 million—gathered to hash out their anxiety and excitement.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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About 200 protesters gathered near a park near Aston Villa Park’s Trinity Road stand.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Two Florida businessmen — one of them with a history of bankruptcies and liens — were among the four rounded up by the feds.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The administration has gleefully posted imagery of individuals being rounded up and deported to a high-security, low-human rights facility in El Salvador.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Most of that snowfall accumulated on grassy and elevated surfaces.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Nov. 2025
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Including some garbage time stats, the Steelers’ offense accumulated only 221 yards and recorded 11 first downs in 12 drives.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Competitive sections for features, documentaries, and shorts each comprise 16 titles, while retrospectives, restorations, and regional premieres are grouped into three out-of-competition strands of 24 films.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Sixteen years ago, food scientists in Brazil created a new system called Nova, which grouped foods into four ascending health categories based on processing.—
David A. Brenner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Thiago Magalhaes amassed over 200 yards and three touchdowns for Whitman-Hanson in a 34-13 win over New Bedford.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier this week that Russia had amassed some 170,000 troops in the region to bolster the Pokrovsk offensive.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Bulked (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulked%20%28up%29. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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