bulkiness

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Recent Examples of bulkiness The Dobreva balconette bra is lightly lined and designed to lift your chest without the bulkiness of a push-up bra. Olivia Dubyak, InStyle, 26 June 2026 Its bulkiness could be seen as both a blessing and a curse, as much of the weight is concentrated in the base to prevent the monitor from tipping over. Tony Hoffman, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026 Convenient and effective, at keeping your beverages cool, yes, but the worst part about most coolers is hands-down the bulkiness. Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 May 2026 This clever design reduces the bulkiness of standard models and stays hidden under your clothing via different-sized inserts. Pamela Brill, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026 This waterproof jacket is insulated without the bulkiness of a puffer. Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025 All of these things were done without the bulkiness or power requirements of a pump, which has been one of the drawbacks of other hydraulic haptic systems. New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2025 From seasonal accessories like lightweight jackets to cozy sweaters, fall wardrobes are versatile enough for plenty of style accents without the bulkiness of clothes for colder temperatures. Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025 That’s a lot of plastic — and a lot of daily annoyances revolving around the period products’ bulkiness, discomfort, and, on your heaviest flow days, an occasional inability to perform the duties in their job description. Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulkiness
Noun
  • There was a bigness to not just the melodies and choruses, but to the emotions being expressed.
    Brendan Hay, SPIN, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The article cautions against outsourcing relationship building to AI, noting that authentic connections require time, vulnerability, and generosity, offering no immediate gratification.
    William Arruda, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Her strength, warmth, generosity, and unmistakable personality left a lasting impression on everyone fortunate enough to know her.
    Harry Harris, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The team reports that as nearly an order-of-magnitude improvement over previous comparable ferromagnetic Hall sensors.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In December of 1992, a magnitude 7 earthquake caused a tsunami that killed about 2,500 people on the southeastern island of Flores, part of a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia.
    Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • This exciting university city emanates a vibrant, youthful energy that’s reflected in its abundance of top-notch restaurants, cafés, and bars.
    Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Business leaders have played a role in creating this marketplace of abundance.
    Janet Linly, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • His relaxed point of view is a far cry from the grandness or the grittiness that marked the work of Western painters past like Frederic Remington or Albert Bierstadt.
    Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
  • But the grandness of these dreams butts up against the precarity that their dreamers are facing.
    Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Between 2009 and 2018, their rivalry transformed El Clasico into a global TV event and turned La Liga into a weekly referendum on individual greatness.
    Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Makhachev won 49-46 on two scorecards and 48-47 on the third in a competitive five-round fight that never rose to the level of greatness.
    CBS News, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026

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“Bulkiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulkiness. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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