BULKING (UP) Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

bulking (up)

verb

present participle of bulk (up)

as in assembling

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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The project will add domestic capacity for assembling, integrating, and testing Wärtsilä engines used for ship propulsion and auxiliary power.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Nvidia is assembling a $500 billion pot from a who’s who of Wall Street firms which will, in turn, backstop OpenAI’s lease of a SoftBank data center in Ohio and help startups rent access to Nvidia’s chips from CoreWeave.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of assembling

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The coalition has been canvassing the state, visiting churches, grocery stores and neighborhoods to talk to residents about the issue and gathering 3,500 signatures to present to lawmakers in hopes of inspiring legislative change.

— Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Officers are gathering information at the scene, according to a Fort Worth Police Department spokesperson.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of gathering

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Collins thanked the Porter County Emergency Management Agency for rounding up five generators that helped keep lift stations operating.

— Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Scammers often pretend to be lawyers offering ways to avoid in-person court hearings, taking advantage of anxieties among even lawful residents after ICE officers began rounding up people during immigration proceedings.

— Naisha Roy, ProPublica, 16 July 2026

Definition of rounding up

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Bronin took the other 25, amassing a 10,000-vote victory margin, 54%.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
And oftentimes this president peddles misinformation as a means to other ends, like amassing more money for himself while holding on to his seat of power.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of amassing

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This time around, however, the tech giant is establishing parameters on mass arbitration by grouping them in batches of 25, 100, and 500, depending on the total number of claimants with similar issues.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 17 Aug. 2026
Start small by grouping items by type, discarding excess, and using storage solutions to maintain order and functionality.

— Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of grouping

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