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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulked (up)
  1. assembled
  2. collected
  3. gathered
  4. rounded up
  5. accumulated
  6. grouped
  7. amassed
Verb
  • The latest contract builds on work that began in 2023, when GE Aerospace received initial funding for concept development and assembled the team that would work on the platform.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Heading into the 2026 season, Glenn seems more genuine, lighthearted and comfortable — a shift that may reflect his growing confidence in the roster the Jets assembled this offseason.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of assembled
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  • The pattern has been skewed by higher incomes collected by those in the higher echelons of wage workers, like corporate chief executives, entertainers and professional athletes.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Schlumberger also collected the early, experimental landscape triptych by Paul Cézanne from his famed fresco Paysage romantique aux pêcheurs (1862–64), originally for the artist’s family estate in southern France known as Jas de Bouffan.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of collected
Verb
  • Other magpies gathered around it, as if saddened and confused.
    — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Working closely with its wholesale technology team, Arc’teryx refined its order workflows, gathered feedback directly from dealers and observed the buying process to understand where retailers were encountering obstacles.
    — Advertorial, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of gathered
Verb
  • In August, a judge awarded around $73,000 to one law firm and just under $14,000 to another after lawyers successfully challenged the detention of some of the immigrants rounded up that October day.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2026
  • As the movie enters theaters, THR has rounded up what critics are saying, below.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of rounded up
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  • Delaware is the partial exception, exempting income accumulated for out-of-state beneficiaries, Teal said.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The forces of destruction accumulated through the Second World War.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of accumulated
Verb
  • Pantone grouped 20 of the new shades into four trend palettes demonstrating how its forecast for bolder color can take several markedly different forms.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Some were already set up in the street, grouped together holding banners and signs for the events.
    — Jesse McLaren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of grouped
Verb
  • Inside, visitors will find a significant slice of Lucas’ private collection, amassed over five decades and spanning art, costumes, movie props and memorabilia, with more than 1,300 objects currently displayed across 30 galleries.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Goudstikker amassed a significant collection of Old Masters paintings and sold them under duress, as ARTnews previously reported.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of amassed
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“Bulked (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulked%20%28up%29. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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