as in assembled
to bring together in one body or place
she bulked up her hair with one hand as she reached for the shears with the other
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This fall table setting looks impressive but can be assembled in minutes.—
Savanna Bous,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025 -
The physical structure of the stand was built off-site in the Midwest, shipped in three pieces and assembled on the vacant lot, Cole said.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
17 Sep. 2025
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Andrew Granford collected a hat trick with an assist as Holliston (3-2-1) toppled Dedham 4-0 in Tri-Valley League play.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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Nathan, who exudes gentlemanly and diplomatic energy, is calm and collected throughout the fan meet.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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More than 30,000 school children and teachers visit the center each year, CEO Peter Lane told those gathered for the evening.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
21 Sep. 2025
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On the same day, picketers also gathered outside of El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, where Kimmel tapes his show.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
20 Sep. 2025
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The decision is only the latest stunner in the federal government’s prosecution of Wenger, a former Sonoma County Sheriff’s deputy and military combat veteran in Pakistan, who was one of 14 ex-Antioch and Pittsburg officers rounded up and charged in August 2023.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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People are being rounded up off the streets without due process.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Last week, a video of Hasan Piker reacting to the sight of Charlie Kirk getting shot during a discussion at Utah Valley University on Wednesday quickly accumulated millions of views.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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Brunson won her first Emmy in 2022 for Outstanding Writing For a Comedy Series, and has accumulated 12 total nominations.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Other extinct branches of the tree of life included Hawaiian honeyeater birds of the family Mohoidae and the Dinornithormes order which grouped giant flightless birds such as New Zealand’s moas.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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Half of the miscellaneous productions also blew their budgets though they aren't grouped under one franchise.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The company amassed a debt of about $143 million, according to court documents, and in return, closed 10 stores across the country, including the one the Kassings booked in Kansas.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence are attached to star, marking DiCaprio's seventh go-round with Scorsese and Lawrence's entree to the expansive repertoire of players the filmmaker has amassed over a six-decade career.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Bulked (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulked%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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