as in to roll up
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Verb
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Now, while Bode and Walter were inside, Sharon and Vince rolled up, along with Jake and a 42 truck.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
9 May 2025 -
Here's a snippet: The next morning at 7:30 am, St. Felix and Castro rolled up to the Wells Street home once more.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2025
Verb
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Here's why Cassie said Combs threatened to 'blow up' Kid Cudi's car During cross-examination, Ventura Fine was asked about her relationship with rapper Kid Cudi, whose real name is Scott Mescudi.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Sometime after the rapper’s car blew up, Combs, Ventura and Kid Cudi had a meeting at the Soho House about their relationship.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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Questions remain about Pearce’s upper-body strength and, given his natural build, the team that drafts him will have to find the sweet spot for bulking him up without reducing his explosiveness.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2025
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Soon after, though, Bale bulked back up as Christopher Nolan came calling with Batman Begins (2005), which was followed by leading roles in Werner Herzog's Rescue Dawn (2006) and the underrated remake of Western 3:10 to Yuma (2007) alongside Russell Crowe.—
Johnny Loftus,
EW.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Autism rates increased, again: But RFK Jr. diverges from CDC report about the reason.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Net income increased almost thirteenfold last year to $192.4 million from $15.3 million in 2023.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
14 May 2025
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The pup’s abdomen was firm and distended.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Most Exciting New Advances in Managing COPD With another strategy, diaphragmatic breathing, patients concentrate on distending their abdomen while taking in air.—
Matt Fuchs,
TIME,
24 Oct. 2024
Verb
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For example, consider a scenario where one spouse earns significantly more than the other or one spouse has no student debt – filing taxes jointly would inflate the IDR payment by including both incomes, but filing separately means only the borrower's income counts.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Very easy to set up, quick to inflate/deflate, and super easy to fold into the bag for storage.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
12 May 2025
Verb
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For years, scientists assumed that Venus' crust would gradually build up without this process , growing thicker as new rock stacked on top.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
14 May 2025
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Temu and Shein have already started to build up their US warehouse portfolios to lower shipping times.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
Verb
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If sea levels continue to rise, urban areas may have to consider taking drastic action to prevent flooding and other disruption to city life.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 May 2025
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As the days grow longer and the temperatures rise, there's no better time to refresh your home for summer with finds from Amazon.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
11 May 2025
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“Puff (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puff%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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