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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
  • Major initiatives often begin by assembling representatives from finance, operations, technology, legal and other functions.
    — Erik Clarke, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Sellers gear up all year for Cannes assembling packages and then shopping them on the market, then all the Europeans take the summer off.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of assembling
Verb
  • Research-Grade Interviewing Beyond collecting responses, ascertain whether the system uses research-grade interviewing to probe for deeper meaning.
    — Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • There’s no point collecting the seeds since mums sold at the store are usually hybrids and won’t produce the same plant when grown from seed.
    — Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of collecting
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  • Hanadi Muhanna and her father are rebuilding the Al Qarara seed bank, gathering indigenous wheat, spinach and barley.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Her son, Paul Keating, told NPR that the family is gathering to celebrate her life.
    — Brian Mann, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of gathering
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  • The repeat rebookings stem from the fact that the federal government often doesn’t have enough detention space to jail all the immigrants whom ICE and its cooperating local authorities are rounding up.
    — Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In honor of the legendary actress-musician, PEOPLE is rounding up the most memorable theatrical films featuring Parton’s singular presence.
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of rounding up
Verb
  • Peatlands are wetlands that are proficient in accumulating organic matter, preserving the bounty of life and death in layers of watery peat.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Real Madrid did not have a vintage season, despite him accumulating 42 goals.
    — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of accumulating
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  • As data centers proliferate across the country, amassing space in both acreage and America’s politics, no projects compare with the one planned for this corner of northwestern Utah.
    — Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Allison is a true clothing connoisseur, amassing her impressive collection of high-quality apparel over decades.
    — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of amassing
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  • But Shanes questioned whether grouping Jews under a single ethnic category would produce sufficiently specific data for those purposes, or instead obscure differences among Jewish populations with distinct ancestries.
    — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • 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
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 15 Sep. 2026.

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