BULKING Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

bulking

verb

present participle of bulk

as in distending

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as in bloating

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Verb

Instead, pick three to five movements that match your fitness level and focus on performing each with good form before increasing the difficulty.

— RikkiLynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 29 July 2026
Across much of the world, increasing longevity combined with decades of declining birth rates is fundamentally changing the composition of the labor force.

— Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of increasing

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In one image, a young sitter with the Arabic word for ‘justice’ painted on her cheek gazes sensuously into the camera, while flooding the frame with wafts of smoke.

— Michael-Oliver Harding, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
The break left a giant sinkhole on Sunset Boulevard and sent about 17 million gallons of water into surrounding neighborhoods, shuttering businesses, and flooding homes and underground parking.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of flooding

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The mother noticed swelling and bruising on her child, and a mark on her boots, where Riley allegedly stepped on the kid, the criminal complaint said.

— Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Reduced Osteoarthritis Joint Pain Collagen peptides support connective tissue and reduce inflammation, helping reduce symptoms such as pain and swelling from osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease).

— Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 31 July 2026

Definition of swelling

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Washington threatened to take the lead after loading the bases with one out in the eighth, but Louis Varland entered and worked out of the jam with a groundout, strikeout and flyout.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Kurt’s key takeaways What grabs me here is how much walking support the researchers created without loading someone down with bulky motors.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of loading

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Wazne, one of Berri Brothers’ owners, said using low prices to keep a constant flow of cost-conscious customers helps his business by inflating footfall to the stands’ convenience stores.

— Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Several models would then follow for both basketball and tennis, and Pump’s most famous moment would through Dee Brown inflating his sneakers before winning 1991 NBA Dunk Contest.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 28 July 2026

Definition of inflating

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Rehabilitation phases would take 2 to 5 years, modernization up to 10 years, and expansion—which would include enlarging treatment facilities in major cities and providing for industry and agriculture—would take more than 10 years, Cueto said.

— Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Attention, for Weil and for Murdoch, is a way of enlarging one’s desire for good.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Definition of enlarging

Verb

Surging tensions across the Middle East strangled shipping traffic, driving energy prices higher and raising the specter of accelerating inflation worldwide.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
There is plenty of performance available, particularly when accelerating from 30 to 70mph.

— Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of accelerating

Verb

Her campaign has proposed expanding Medicaid and working toward rehabilitation efforts that provide alternatives to prison.

— Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
Technical textiles is a market that prioritizes performance over aesthetics and one that is rapidly expanding as industries focus on lightweight durability, sensor integration and environmental compliance.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 27 July 2026

Definition of expanding

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bulking (up)

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