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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulks (up)
  1. assembles
  2. collects
  3. gathers
  4. rounds up
  5. groups
  6. accumulates
  7. corrals
  8. amasses
Verb
  • Here, too, Sussman assembles a formidable catalogue of impediments.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The plant assembles some of Ford's most profitable vehicles, including the F-Series Super Duty and Lincoln Navigator.
    — Jamie L. LaReau, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of assembles
Verb
  • Three proposals, if adopted, would amend the state’s constitution to change how Florida collects taxes and budgets its money.
    — Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
  • And there’s the operator, which might be a third-party management company such as Aimbridge, Highgate, Crescent or HEI that runs the property day to day and collects a management fee.
    — Emma Clapp, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of collects
Verb
  • In a kind of treasure hunt, Crouch gathers all the acorns on private lands.
    — Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Our home visiting program regularly gathers to share a meal, engage in a developmental activity and create a community for families.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of gathers
Verb
  • From satin to metallic styles, the dramatic footwear category is making a statement across a range of looks, which FN rounds up below.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • An InStyle editor rounds up 12 fall aura nail ideas, ranging from vampy color combinations to intricate, maximalist sets.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of rounds up
Verb
  • Because humans can readily resolve patterns in motion — when points move in the same direction, the brain groups them into a unified whole — the moving dots appear as faint letters.
    — Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of groups
Verb
  • Aging occurs not merely because damage accumulates but because these protective systems themselves become less effective over time.
    — Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
  • That's why starting this season, a one-game suspension will be given to any player who accumulates penalties from three specific moves — hip drop tackle, horse collar tackle, launching, hit on a defenseless player, and a blindside block.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 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
Verb
  • 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
Definition of amasses
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