bulks 1 of 2

noun

plural of bulk
1
as in majorities
the largest part or quantity of something agriculture makes up the bulk of the country's economy

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2
as in weights
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts the cookie lost a few crumbs, but the bulk of it remained

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3
as in sizes
the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something due to its bulk, we were unable to get the enormous bookcase into the back seat of the car

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bulks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bulk
1
as in increases

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as in bloats

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  1. majorities
  2. weights
  3. sizes
  4. increases
  5. loads
  6. bodies
  7. dimensions
  8. rises
Noun
  • Still, the trade war has compounded GOP concerns that the party is barreling toward November with a political weight on its back that could endanger Republicans’ prospects of holding on to their narrow majorities in the House and Senate.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Breaking supermajority Ending Republican supermajorities has been a long-time goal of Democrats in the General Assembly, but Republicans are still expected to maintain healthy majorities in the Show Me State.
    — Jack Harvel August 19, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of majorities
Noun
  • Chips, Power And CUDA Take the list above and put weights on it.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • In the studio, while setting up a model for the piece using real weights and real jerseys and making a one-to-one maquette, a couple of things happened.
    — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of weights
Noun
  • Over the last few years, the company has also redesigned its retail packages and sizes for consumers.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The tricky part is that cats come in all shapes, sizes and levels of floof, so the number on the scale does not always tell the full story.
    — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of sizes
Verb
  • Virgo August 23 – September 22 Your energy increases with a small tweak to your routine.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Aug. 2026
  • August 23 – September 22 Your energy increases with a small tweak to your routine.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of increases
Verb
  • If a page loads its content dynamically or sits behind a login, a standard retrieval step never sees it.
    — Vaidotas Juknys, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Turnover and the shelter’s euthanasia rates were trending down; officers’ shifts were shorter and case loads smaller.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • Somewhere along the line, mobility and strength took over to preserve pitchers’ bodies and keep their arms strong.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Iron Jane follows Janie John (González), who after a childhood shaped by neglect and invisibility, is pulled into a world that finally sees her, where pain is power and bodies are built, not born.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of bodies
Noun
  • The ride is reasonably comfortable, steering is light but not vague and the vehicle feels smaller from behind the wheel than its large interior dimensions suggest.
    — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Eventually, astronomers uncovered ones with dimensions similar to Earth’s, and these were sometimes dubbed Earth-like worlds.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of dimensions
Verb
  • The damage to the sport, in terms of lost revenues and fan disengagement, rises the more games that are missed.
    — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • That stored energy could then be recovered when electricity demand rises.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of rises
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“Bulks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulks. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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