bulked

verb

Definition of bulkednext
past tense of bulk
1
as in increased

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2
as in bloated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulked
  1. increased
  2. flooded
  3. inflated
  4. ballooned
  5. loaded
  6. drenched
  7. expanded
  8. filled
Verb
  • Lieberman said weekend ridership increased the most, providing half-hourly weekend train services instead of hourly.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • The Orange Democrat’s vote percentage has gradually increased as more ballots have been counted in recent days, eroding Steel’s initial lead of approximately 11,000 votes.
    Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of increased
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  • In their last moments on the phone last Friday, Alonso described the moment panic set in for Andrade as water flooded the streets.
    Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Since the last war between Hezbollah and Israel, in 2006, the group flooded once-impoverished Shia communities across Lebanon with investment.
    Ruth Michaelson / Beirut, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of flooded
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  • For others, the trip is an irrelevant distraction from a cost-of-living crisis as mortgage-holders struggle to find extra cash to finance loans inflated by high interest rates.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The contract was fraudulently inflated by $11 million, prosecutors said.
    Michael R. Sisak and Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of inflated
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  • With the Warriors’ lead ballooned to 18, Santi Aldama airballed a 3 from the corner, bringing Memphis’s 3-point shooting mark to 4-for-35 (11%).
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Military spending has ballooned, and growth has stalled, especially in dangerous border areas that were evacuated.
    David McHugh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of ballooned
Verb
  • Typically containers can be loaded directly from ships onto trucks, but they are also often stacked on port grounds waiting to be picked up and moved.
    Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The engineering—sky-high bridges, long tunnels in which passenger cars are loaded onto trains—is impressive, but the views are what seal the deal.
    Ann Abel, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of loaded
Verb
  • Last Friday, as heavy rain from Helene drenched the Cloyds’ community, Keli headed to her job as a beauty supply store’s manager 20 miles east of her home.
    Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • There have been bigger at-bats in Mets history, but few drenched with as much narrative drama and dueling bits of symbolism.
    Jerry Beach, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of drenched
Verb
  • From a small area of less than one square kilometer in 1986, the vegetation expanded to nearly 12 square kilometers in 2021.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Having recently expanded into publishing, the Black List will be dropping further diversity lists over the next several months.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of expanded
Verb
  • Caravans passed by, their owners too afraid to stop, until finally a Land Rover filled with soldiers found David and brought him to safety in Kabul.
    Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Recently, a friend who works at a major research company told me that many focus groups, particularly those conducted by low-quality agencies, are filled with professional participants who attend a toothpaste focus group in the morning and an instant soup group in the afternoon.
    Juan Isaza, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of filled
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bulk

bulked

bulked (up)

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