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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulking (up)
  1. assembling
  2. collecting
  3. gathering
  4. rounding up
  5. accumulating
  6. amassing
  7. grouping
Verb
  • That inference used to be reliable because assembling a fake crowd was expensive.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • As Christie’s notes in the sale catalog, the family continued that commitment across five generations, assembling a collection that reflects both their eye for art and their role in shaping its history.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of assembling
Verb
  • French biotech company bioMérieux tracks trends in gastrointestinal pathogens by collecting test results from a network of laboratories.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Cyanotype workshops begin with collecting local plants and flowers, then using sunlight to create blue-toned prints.
    — Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of collecting
Verb
  • Depp emerged from the door of the installation and addressed the crowd, which had been gathering on the street in front of the installation for more than an hour.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 23 July 2026
  • By late morning, the palace courtyard and surrounding streets were considerably busier, helped along by crowds gathering for the changing of the guard.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of gathering
Verb
  • 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
  • In other environment news Federal officials are rounding up and relocating 450 wild horses in the Inyo National Forest, near Mono Lake.
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of rounding up
Verb
  • Their interpretation looks like vinyl letters from a past show peeled off the wall but left on the floor, unpatched holes in the drywall, and accumulating dirt and dust.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2026
  • These accumulating expenses effectively act as a hidden tax on communities.
    — Brian Castrucci, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of accumulating
Verb
  • The billionaire founder of WeatherTech is amassing an impressive estate in an exclusive beachfront town in Palm Beach County.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • One male character boasts of amassing a harem by offering food to the starving and threatening to murder the unwilling.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026
Definition of amassing
Verb
  • Marketing systems tend to flatten later life into a single segment, grouping everyone over 50 under one label and assuming broadly similar behaviors, needs and motivations.
    — Ray Lansigan, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Create a lively centerpiece for a dining table, kitchen island, or entryway by grouping several pots together, suggests Montgomery.
    — Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2026
Definition of grouping
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“Bulking (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulking%20%28up%29. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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