as in rounded
resembling a bulb in roundness often in an unattractive way
a big, bulbous nose
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Recent Examples of bulbous
Among their highlights were Schiaparelli and Mugler’s exaggerated hourglass shapes, but the bulbous ones at Comme de Garçons were also noteworthy.
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Alex Badia, WWD, 7 Oct. 2024
Firm, round, bulbous flavors that make for easy drinking with white pear and mandarin flavors mid palate and a slightly menthol finish.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
The wand vibrator's bulbous head and thick, curved body diffuse rumbly vibrations across the clit and vulva.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2024
Moo Deng, the viral pygmy hippopotamus as portrayed by an angsty Bowen Yang clad in a bulbous, purple animal suit, has had enough.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2024
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Alex Badia, WWD, 7 Oct. 2024
Firm, round, bulbous flavors that make for easy drinking with white pear and mandarin flavors mid palate and a slightly menthol finish.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
The wand vibrator's bulbous head and thick, curved body diffuse rumbly vibrations across the clit and vulva.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2024
Moo Deng, the viral pygmy hippopotamus as portrayed by an angsty Bowen Yang clad in a bulbous, purple animal suit, has had enough.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2024
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The rounded cap, with its short, stiff brim, is a more fashionable take on a beret — and a style that designers like Chanel and Dolce & Gabbana continue to reinvent in classic tweed or edgy lace and netting.Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
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The long, rounded manicure pretty much looks exactly like her lips: a sheer pink with an impossibly glossy finish.Marci Robin, Allure, 5 Dec. 2024
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Her cousin was sitting with her mom at their round wooden kitchen table.Taylor Galgano, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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Topping the two main sapphires are oval and round diamonds.Anthony DeMarco, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Recording In the 44-minute recording, the pilots reported seeing unidentified red, circular lights and objects moving erratically toward the ocean and returning at various altitudes, with one saying the objects moved in corkscrew patterns and at extreme speeds.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Roughly halfway between Hawai’i and American Samoa, Palmyra Atoll forms a circular chain of about 26 small islets surrounded by multiple lagoons and bordered by 15,000 acres of shallow and deeper reefs.Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Bulbous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulbous. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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