as in assembles
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 bulks (up)
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Nvidia primarily designs its chips in California and largely manufactures and assembles them in Asia.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026 -
As Victor constructs his lab and assembles the Creature, the various stages of its creation are meticulously portrayed.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
3 Jan. 2026
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The system collects facial recognition data and only uses it to identify individuals who have been previously flagged for misconduct.—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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One of its initiatives, called Project Pick, collects extra fruit from local fruit trees and donates it to the food bank.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Unlike generative AI, which generates content, and predictive AI, which generates forecasts, agentic AI gathers information and can act autonomously to make decisions in areas such as pricing, planning and promotions.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Tight, info dense, and short, TDS gathers the latest automotive headlines from around the world and puts them in one place.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
8 Jan. 2026
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Today’s newsletter rounds up some of our recommendations for books that will challenge you and grab your attention.—
Isabel Fattal,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2026
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NewsNation Ahead, The Hollywood Reporter rounds up where to watch live coverage of the 2025 election online, including where to watch the victory and concessions speeches online with and without cable.—
Rudie Obias,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Just be sure to target the roots, which is where the oil accumulates and really starts to weigh things down.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
2 Jan. 2026
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Here, nitrate disappears entirely and hydrogen sulfide accumulates, signaling a fundamental change in how energy flows through the system.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Dec. 2025
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The map accompanying Gallagher’s resolution corrals the state’s population centers, like the Bay Area, San Diego, Los Angeles and Sacramento into one state.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The black-and-white images by photographer Chris Colls, whose graphic style is reminiscent of Lagerfeld’s, also corrals all of the brand’s product lines, including the main collection; the menswear line; the Karl Lagerfeld Paris brand produced and distributed by G-III, plus Karl Lagerfeld Jeans.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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Anne’s trip to the countryside opens up the series both physically and thematically by acknowledging that Irish life and history exist outside Dublin and that while the Guinness family amasses power and plays at politics, others are living a much different existence.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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If the California initiative garners enough signatures, Newsom and the state legislature could potentially try to block it from appearing on the November ballot by filing an emergency petition with the California Supreme Court.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.,
CNBC,
7 Jan. 2026
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When the work is done and enters the world, there’s a decent chance that the reporting garners relatively little attention.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Bulks (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulks%20%28up%29. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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