as in to roll up
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Led by running back Ahmad Hardy, the Tigers rolled up 142 rushing yards in the first period alone.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025 -
Or rolling up his sleeves to make rice bowls with their daughter.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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The mayor and his closest ally in the labor world have been seeking additional CPS funding throughout the district’s budget crisis that blew up much of Johnson’s second year.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Now my parents can log in, scroll to their hearts’ content, and comment on their grandchild’s latest antics without blowing up my phone.—
Daphne Wilder,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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Hard-line Republicans initially bulking at the price tag.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 July 2025
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Many stevia products sold in stores contain additional ingredients, including bulking agents and other sweeteners.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
2 June 2025
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Federal Supplement Security Income payments would increase for January but those payments would be made at the end of December.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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But there is really no reason why this should be the case for Pilates—which consists of different low-impact movements to strengthen your core muscles, increase your flexibility, improve your posture and give you more awareness of your body in general.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The effect is to both collapse and distend time until all the souls in the book, most of them nameless anyway, exist at the same time, in the same place, forever.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 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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Audits were skipped, promises were inflated, and the aftermath left not just financial damage, but reputational risk that continues to shadow the entire sector.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In another instance, the owners are accused of billing a family for a funeral that did not happen and inflating costs for transportation and cremation listed on the general price list, the complaint said.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The system runs simulations to predict where stress will build up in a 3D model, then reserves high-performance plastics for those regions.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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Set in early-1960s New York City, the film follows a folk song singing Minnesotan with a guitar and a dream, rising from a coffeehouse performer to a counterculture legend.—
Hannah Kerns,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Gabby Provenzano rose at the near post and powered home a header from point-blank range in the 81st minute, assisted by Sabrina McNeill’s cross off a corner.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Puff (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puff%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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