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as in inflated
extended beyond normal or realistic bounds
a bloated sense of his own importance
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as in swollen
enlarged beyond normal from internal pressure
a bloated stomach
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Recent Examples of bloated
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025
The fourth season was arguably a bit bloated, but the show is about to come in for a landing with a fifth and final season.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
As competitors continue to refine their user interfaces and expand their features, Quicken Classic looks increasingly bloated and uneven.
—PC Magazine, 28 July 2025
The most radical overhaul of the tax code in our state’s history would require voter approval in November 2026, and that starts by portraying local governments as cartoonishly arrogant, bloated and unaccountable.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2025
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Verb
Cassel had repeated chances to trash local governments as bloated and wasteful, but did not do so, and instead struck a cautious tone.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025
The fourth season was arguably a bit bloated, but the show is about to come in for a landing with a fifth and final season.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
As competitors continue to refine their user interfaces and expand their features, Quicken Classic looks increasingly bloated and uneven.
—PC Magazine, 28 July 2025
The most radical overhaul of the tax code in our state’s history would require voter approval in November 2026, and that starts by portraying local governments as cartoonishly arrogant, bloated and unaccountable.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloated
Adjective
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This suggests that Disney’s valuation may be underestimated given its strengths in streaming and highlights why Netflix’s inflated stock price might face downward pressure if growth slows.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Together with inflated home prices, mortgage rates still hovering around the 7 percent mark, rising homeowners association (HOA) fees and property taxes, growing premiums are contributing to making homeownership increasingly out of reach for many Americans.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Trust erodes when people sense that crises are exaggerated or avoidable.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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By the looks of it, news of rock music’s slow and painful death under ever-widening pop hegemony is greatly exaggerated.—
Chris R. Morgan,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Analytics and technology have flooded the sport.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Their main food source vanished after decades of pollution flooded the Lagoon — and the species’ most important home on the East Coast turned into a graveyard.—
Bethany Barnes,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2025
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Southern California is about to get drenched by new storms this week.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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The Knott’s Boysenberry Festival once again brings more than 80 dishes to the park drizzled, dipped and drenched in the signature fruit that started it all more than 100 years ago.—
Brady MacDonald,
Orange County Register,
10 Mar. 2025
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Those tributes turned into processions in which the youth aired their grievances — and were eventually squashed by police tear gas.—
Tavares Cebola,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2025
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After leading some of his fellow players in an uprising against the games, Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) sees his rebellion instantly squashed.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
28 Dec. 2024
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Trevor Story’s ground out with the bases loaded pushed across the winning run.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Houck loaded the bases with one out in the first Wednesday but only allowed one run.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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But the Johnnies have not filled the voids left by point guards Kadary Richmond and Deivon Smith, who were seniors last season.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2025
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There are hiking trails ranging from beginner-friendly to near-vertical scrambles, Gilded Age mansions filled with rich history, contemporary art destinations, miles of pastoral farmland and charming small towns.—
Ingrid K. Williams,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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