bulked

past tense of bulk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulked
Verb
  • Reportedly, the use of the RT-70 radio antenna increased the accuracy of GLONASS by around 30%.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The trade and investment element of state visits has increased in recent times.
    Ian King, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The following spring, another storm hit and their basement flooded.
    Lizzie Kane, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Pushing through the motley crew of intimidatingly stylish partygoers outside the entrance, who had flooded the corner of East Broadway and Rutgers, was a visceral sign of all of the above.
    Alex Catarinella, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Understanding that a hot exo-atmosphere would be large and inflated in size, and that graphite would absorb practically all of the starlight impacting that atmosphere if there were a high-altitude layer of it, represents a fascinating scenario for explaining the features of these planets.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Keeping tires properly inflated not only extends their life but also squeezes more miles out of every charge—a win for the wallet and the planet.
    Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Sure enough, as Maye began his shuffle up into the pocket, right tackle Morgan Moses shoved Dolphins edge rusher Jaelan Phillips further behind his quarterback to help neutralize that pressure.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
  • When the officer shoved Wilhoite back, the ex-Broncos coach punched the man in the face, police said.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Red and white English flags have proliferated along streets and been painted on roads.
    Vitalii Yalahuzian, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • But massage has become more mainstream in North America—the realm of the strip mall, where affordable massage franchises have proliferated (Massage Envy, the biggest, has nearly a thousand locations and offers a subscription option), and a pillar of the fitness and wellness industries.
    Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Yet the train of military vehicles that appeared was remarkably tame, a cavalcade of superannuated weapons platforms serving as a reminder of the degree to which the military-industrial complex, glutted with money and pampered by Congress, has run out of new ideas.
    Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The area where the spiders ballooned is about 40 miles from Philadelphia near the New York and New Jersey state lines.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Since Musallam took over as CEO following founder Robert McKeon’s death in 2012, Veritas’ assets have ballooned from $2 billion to $54 billion.
    Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Within seconds, we were loaded up and speeding away.
    Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Vance was seen carrying Kirk’s casket on the tarmac in Salt Lake City, Utah, while it was being loaded onto Air Force Two.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Bulked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulked. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.

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