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as in inflated
extended beyond normal or realistic bounds
a bloated sense of his own importance
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2
as in swollen
enlarged beyond normal from internal pressure
a bloated stomach
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Recent Examples of bloated
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
25 June 2026
Online job listings have become so formulaic — copy-pasted from old descriptions and bloated with internal jargon — that even strong candidates scroll past them without a second look.
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Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Cabins aren’t fully pressurized, so the gas in your stomach expands at altitude and leaves you bloated.
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Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
The gas in your stomach expands as the pressure drops, leaving you bloated.
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Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
13 June 2026
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Adjective
The tax cut passage question would have resulted in reducing some $5 billion in tax revenue that, instead of continuing to increase a bloated $63 billion state budget, would be returned to the taxpayers.
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Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
25 June 2026
Online job listings have become so formulaic — copy-pasted from old descriptions and bloated with internal jargon — that even strong candidates scroll past them without a second look.
—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Cabins aren’t fully pressurized, so the gas in your stomach expands at altitude and leaves you bloated.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
The gas in your stomach expands as the pressure drops, leaving you bloated.
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Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloated
Adjective
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Simón, who undertook a similar odyssey at the same age, never allows this delicate story to succumb to self-indulgence or an inflated sense of its own importance.
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As Jackson County legislators consider whether to implement a tax credit program to homeowners who paid inflated property tax bills in 2023, county homeowners and organizations are split on who should bear the cost.
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When fluid pools in tissue instead of draining, the results can include facial puffiness, swollen limbs, bloating and a general heavy or fatigued feeling.
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Most people who are infected with West Nile virus will not develop symptoms, but those who do may experience a mild form of the illness, which can include fever, headache, body aches, swollen lymph glands or a rash, according to the IDOH.
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The walls are glutted with oil portraits, and antiques sourced from l’Isle-sur-Sorgue are the real thing; staff are dressed in somewhat cumbersome costume (medieval-style bodices and straw boaters) but ever attentive.
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It’s glutted with supporting characters, and the plot still eddies through a series of clearly episodic incidents.
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In the clip, the robot performs exaggerated, erratic movements, raising its arms into a martial arts-style fighting stance before lunging toward people around it.
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There were new rules announced pre-tournament to minimise timewasting via exaggerated injuries or via substitutions.
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Word is Taylor Swift and her longtime stylist, Joseph Cassell, were swamped with sketches from designers from all over the world for this weekend’s wedding of music’s most famous pop star to football’s now most famous tight end.
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The researchers suspect that, during high solar activity, the signal from the planet’s magnetic influence is swamped.
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Through the risk of lightning, sticky humidity and a winding line filled with thousands of chanting fans, Argentine fans flooded Bayfront Park with a sea of blue jerseys.
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Social media was flooded with images and footage of guests making the pilgrimage to MSG.
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It is filled with a plump and juicy cod fish and drenched with Mexican crema, pico de gallo and cabbage.
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In the film, Jackman's brooding Robin Hood engages in an intense and unsettling fight sequence while drenched in mud.
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Overnight, the faithful crowded the mosque complex where the bodies of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family lie in state.
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Fans crowded along barricades hoping to see a glimpse of the stars.
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“Bloated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloated. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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