bulk up
verb
bulked up; bulking up; bulks up
: to gain weight especially by becoming more muscular
: to cause to bulk up
Examples of bulk up in a Sentence
she bulked up her hair with one hand as she reached for the shears with the other
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Christmas Day 2025 is bulking up in regards to product.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Lilly has been bulking up its production capacity since 2020, investing more than $17 billion into developing new plants and expanding existing facilities for the weight-loss and diabetes drugs that are expected to become some of the best-selling medicines of all time.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
State of play: Since Thompson was shot by a masked man outside a Hilton hotel in New York City on Wednesday morning, companies are bulking up on executive security and scrubbing their websites of executive names.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
The Reddy family’s Dr Reddy’s Laboratories is also bulking up its global consumer healthcare business.
—Gloria Haraito, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Lilly has been bulking up its production capacity since 2020, investing more than $17 billion into developing new plants and expanding existing facilities for the weight-loss and diabetes drugs that are expected to become some of the best-selling medicines of all time.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
State of play: Since Thompson was shot by a masked man outside a Hilton hotel in New York City on Wednesday morning, companies are bulking up on executive security and scrubbing their websites of executive names.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
The Reddy family’s Dr Reddy’s Laboratories is also bulking up its global consumer healthcare business.
—Gloria Haraito, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Bulk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulk%20up. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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