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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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as in increases
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as in bloats
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulks
Noun
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That would fuel a cycle where narrow majorities in the Senate could alternate between enacting and repealing sweeping policies every time power changes hands, Reeher said.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025 -
The party in power at the White House typically loses congressional seats during campaign years when there's no presidential race, leaving Trump fighting an uphill battle to protect his congressional majorities and secure more second-term wins.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Roser also recommends wearing these vests for moves where having weights in your hands is challenging, such as side lunges, side squats, and sumo squats.—
Jessie Quinn,
Flow Space,
7 Nov. 2025
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Honda will position batteries on the platform around the center of vehicles instead of at the rear, and adjust load-bearing for different vehicle weights using fewer unique parts.—
Daniel Leussink,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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To Vande Kolk and the other deputies, Green Lake was a place where people knew their neighbors, compared tractor sizes, and valued common sense above book smarts.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Currently available in sizes ranging from XS to XL, this organic cotton sweatshirt provides a generous, relaxed fit that’ll channel the sensation of snuggling in your favorite blanket during your travels.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Until the state increases those reimbursement levels or offers new incentives for participation, access to care is likely to stay uneven.—
Sixteen Ramos,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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However, normalizing sleep deprivation increases the risk of the signs and symptoms going unnoticed or not being taken seriously.—
Ashley Olivine,
Verywell Health,
6 Nov. 2025
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During the final week, the crew worked nonstop for sixty hours in a heat wave that parched energy and drained our bodies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, the founder of Black Girls Pole and co-founder of SADA, a pole studio in Brooklyn, Dalijah, finds her home in helping Black women reconnect with their bodies through movement.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
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Riemann had introduced a concept that could encompass all possible geometries, in any number of dimensions.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Nov. 2025
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With a collapsible stock, the rifle can be fit quickly to the shooter’s dimensions.—
The Editors,
Outdoor Life,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Despite taking in eight to 12 tractor trailer loads a day, Cooper said the demand for food items is greater than the supply, so the inventory is starting to shrink.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
4 Nov. 2025
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At the Guigò Lab of the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona, a technician loads a sample into a genome sequencing machine.—
Glenn Zorpette,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Nov. 2025
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This indicated that these sediment cores could indeed identify areas where human remains were located at a site, Meyer-Kaiser said.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Stars form when massive clouds of frigid molecular gas begin to fragment and collapse, producing dense cores where stars begin to coalesce.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Bulks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulks. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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