BULKS Synonyms: 215 Similar and Opposite Words

bulks 1 of 2

noun

plural of bulk

as in majorities

the largest part or quantity of something agriculture makes up the bulk of the country's economy

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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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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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verb

present tense third-person singular of bulk

as in increases

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Noun

But critics accused him of trying to buy votes at a time when Republicans are trying to maintain slim majorities in Congress.

— BILL BARROW, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
The interview came at the Republicans' midterm convention in Dallas ahead of November's midterm election, in which the GOP is defending its slim majorities in both chambers of Congress.

— Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of majorities

Noun

Because my initial output was short and structured with a single link, the system’s mathematical weights became heavily biased toward repeating that exact shape.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
Notably, in a tweet congratulating Jensen on the deal, Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora echoed the importance of balancing open source and open weights with frontier LLMs.

— , CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of weights

Noun

Comfort, breathability, and packability are just a few of the boxes checked by this bamboo-viscose hoodie that blocks 95 percent of the sun’s UV rays (and comes in women’s sizes).

— Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026
In her studio at Lee + White, puppets of various sizes stand and slump against the walls.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of sizes

Verb

Why wouldn’t the players want a system that pays them a larger share of the overall revenue, increases their salary minimums and gives them earlier access to arbitration eligibility and free agency?

— Jim Bowden, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Even people who carry the APOE4 gene, which increases the risk of later-in-life Alzheimer’s, still benefited from a healthier middle age.

— Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 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

The bodies of six passengers and 108 people were rescued Sunday by search teams, which increased to 655 personnel on Monday, said National Search and Rescue Agency chief Mohammad Syafii.

— IMAN SATRIA, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Kansas’ Union soldiers, who were known as Jayhawkers, responded by cleansing three Missouri counties along the border and stacking a similar number of dead bodies in retaliation.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of bodies

Noun

With another interested party, the financial dimensions of the deal began to shift and Sunderland improved their offer to the player and his agents.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
The report evaluates performance in nine dimensions, spanning materials and design through care, repair, and post-use recovery.

— Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026

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