bulking

verb

Definition of bulkingnext
present participle of bulk
1
as in distending

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2
as in bloating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulking
  1. increasing
  2. flooding
  3. inflating
  4. loading
  5. accelerating
  6. expanding
  7. climbing
  8. snowballing
Verb
  • Made to the same exacting standards as its French sibling, there are now over 100 wineries - and to house discerning Milanese - an increasing number of hotels.
    Sarah Turner, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Bed count threshold Student housing developments are increasing in size, according to Zachary Westover, associate director of sales and marketing at Up Campus Living, a developer, investor and manager of off-campus student housing and campus-area real estate.
    Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of increasing
Verb
  • If anxiety still comes flooding back at night, Brown recommends keeping a journal by your bed to jot down a quick note or reminder about whatever is troubling you.
    Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Is flooding possible as thaw, rain comes next week?
    Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of flooding
Verb
  • Last month, Drake, through his company Frozen Moments, accused the streaming giant and his own label, Universal Music Group, of artificially inflating streaming numbers for Lamar’s track.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Attackers exploit this trust by inflating these metrics and posting fake reviews.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of inflating
Verb
  • In the driveway of a rundown house, two soldiers work quickly under the glow of headlamps, loading weapons from a shed into the back of a battered truck.
    Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Court records show Corcoran asked Nieto's then 7-year-old daughter Melanie to stay in an upstairs bedroom before loading a rifle, a Ruger Mini-14 semi-automatic, and going to the living room, where his brother and his friends were watching TV.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of loading
Verb
  • That means that any sudden car movements – stopping, accelerating, or turning – could cause the tires to skid on top of the snow.
    Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
  • With technology accelerating at an ever-increasing speed, educators can register and get up and running with Business Builders free of charge in a just matter of days.
    Alexa MacDonald, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of accelerating
Verb
  • Many are expanding across markets.
    Alex Lazarow, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Last month, the Biden administration proposed further expanding access to the drugs for enrollees in Medicare and Medicaid.
    Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of expanding
Verb
  • Bitcoin has rebounded to over $100,000 after a lull during the holiday period, climbing along with stock markets.
    Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Every child should know the awe of watching the sun rise over a pristine lake, the challenge of climbing a rugged trail, and the quiet of a night sky untouched by city lights.
    Alex Stout, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of climbing
Verb
  • The project — and Roan’s career, for that matter — has been steadily snowballing since its release in September 2023, with the star finishing out 2024 as Billboard‘s Top New Artist.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The ability to breach one algorithm may also indicate that similar algorithms could be compromised, snowballing this potential crisis across data security providers worldwide.
    Jason McNutt, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of snowballing
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bulkiness

bulking

bulking (up)

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