bulked

verb

Definition of bulkednext
past tense of bulk
1
as in increased

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2
as in bloated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulked
  1. increased
  2. flooded
  3. inflated
  4. proliferated
  5. ballooned
  6. loaded
  7. drenched
  8. expanded
Verb
  • The rate of women accessing family planning services increased with family income and with higher levels of education, the report shows.
    Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Under Phillip’s leadership, Forbes’ Live events revenue increased 40% over the past two years and Forbes’ sales team delivered outstanding results, including more than 20 seven-figure advertising partnerships this year.
    Forbes Press Releases, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of increased
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  • Young South Korean activists have flooded the streets of Seoul this week in massive protests calling for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But as the nearly weeklong search for his killer continued and a flurry of social media commentary flooded the internet, chief executives have been looking to security consultancies to beef up their own protection.
    Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of flooded
Verb
  • When the top actuator was deflated and the bottom one was inflated, the structure snapped in the opposite direction, bringing the wings back up again.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2024
  • There are 27 Golden Globes categories across both the film and television sides — a higher number inflated by the separation of film nominees into musical/comedy and drama categories.
    Lauren Coates, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of inflated
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  • Where once oppression grew and proliferated under the horrors and injustices of slavery, where once the state of North Carolina literally dumped poison on the land, today Oakley Grove plantation is fertile with a new sustainable crop—hope.
    Longreads, Longreads, 6 Dec. 2024
  • With the rise of embodied intelligence, humanoid robot companies have proliferated in China.
    Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of proliferated
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  • What began as a series of hopeful pro-democracy protests in Syria in 2011 ballooned into a devastating and intractable conflict that contributed to one of the most severe refugee crises since World War II.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Demand for data centers ballooned in recent years due to the rapid growth of cloud computing and artificial intelligence, and urban and rural governments alike are competing for lucrative deals with big tech companies.
    CBS News, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of ballooned
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  • The researchers successfully loaded the flower particles with a cancer drug and injected them into mice.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The conical web is now spring loaded.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of loaded
Verb
  • The great room, a warm womb drenched in buttery tones that Bacon reserves for sipping Sleepy Girl Mocktails in the evenings by candlelight, is a prime example of making this approach work in one’s favor.
    Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Leo [DiCaprio] comes in drenched.
    Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of drenched
Verb
  • The franchise has since expanded its WNBA content, with A'ja Wilson making history as the first WNBA global cover athlete for NBA 2K25, and entering the game with an unprecedented 99 overall rating.
    Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The wildfire ignited Monday and has expanded at an alarming rate, burning more than 3,000 acres with 0% containment and destroying at least seven structures.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of expanded
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bulked

bulked (up)

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