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bulks (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of bulk (up)

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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This business context foundation maps the relationships across content, people, projects, systems and domain knowledge, then assembles the unique context each AI agent needs to do its job.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Much like an engine compresses fuel before ignition, FLARE first assembles the fuel to high density before delivering a separate, rapid burst of energy to trigger fusion.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of assembles

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An external circuit board collects and amplifies the readings.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
The record primarily collects new arrangements of music from Björk’s 2004 album Medúlla, fine-tuned in extensive rehearsals made possible amid the empty calendars of the COVID-19 era.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of collects

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When a storm, usually fed by unusually warm water, suddenly gathers a lot of strength, sustaining winds that increase in speed by at least 35 mph (56 kph) in 24 hours, it is called rapid intensification.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
As the cystic fibrosis community gathers this week in Atlanta for its largest annual gathering, Kramer-Golinkoff is hoping those patients will be a big part of the conversation, particularly after recent scientific setbacks.

— Gerry Smith, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of gathers

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InStyle rounds up eight cinnamon perfumes worth adding to your fragrance rotation this fall.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026
Related Articles Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Book From art book publisher, Taschen, the two-volume catalog rounds up many of the Lucas Museum’s most important pieces, from paintings and illustrations, to comics, photography and cinematic archives.

— Tim Chan, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of rounds up

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Because microorganisms in water turn regular mercury into methylmercury, a toxic chemical form that binds tightly to fish tissue, the heavy metal accumulates to higher levels in aquatic animals.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
His focus now is on handling the load, improving his mobility and learning how his body recovers as the work accumulates.

— C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of accumulates

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But the more underrated value lies in the harness that corrals that intelligence to achieve specific business outcomes.

— Don Schuerman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Goodman’s prose is clear rather than complex, and carefully calibrated to each of her characters; the book’s form corrals the natural speed of her sentences into act-length shapes that one moves around in one’s head like puzzle pieces.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026

Definition of corrals

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Speakers noted the Republican nominee's oil and gas investments as the energy sector amasses profits while the Iran war drives up fuel costs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Kang amasses writings from over the course of her career, beginning with her Nobel lecture and reaching deep into her life’s documents, with diaries, poems, and photographs.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 May 2026

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