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. proliferating
Verb
  • The increasing importance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards means that companies need tools that simplify ESG data collection and reporting.
    Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Furthermore, by increasing employee sentiment and utilization, vacancies and vacancy times are reduced, which ultimately improves the profitability of these spaces.
    Ryan Masiello, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of increasing
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  • Reports in British media suggest the area was affected by flooding at the time of the incident, as Storm Darragh battered the United Kingdom with strong winds and rain over the weekend.
    Ben Church, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Plenty of the end-of-year lists flooding your algorithm, including others of ours, are group-thinks, and the collective wisdom of the hive mind has obvious value.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of flooding
Verb
  • Certainly not helping were frequent changes to the mission and design that led to inflating budgets and fracturing relationships.
    Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Paying For Value, Not For Hours Unlike most agencies that rely on annual retainers and hourly billing—often inflating costs without necessarily delivering proportionate value—modern boutiques are breaking the mold.
    Flavio Vidigal, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of inflating
Verb
  • The students were seen on security footage from November 11 loading the refrigerators into their vehicles.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Very often, a gunner isn't sure about exactly which ammunition will be needed on a particular mission, so erring on the side of caution means loading up with more than one kind in the feed belt, just in case an armor-piercing round is needed instead of shrapnel.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of loading
Verb
  • In 2021, to fuel its growth and success, the founders bestowed the honor of accelerating the company to Rich Berry, a business school graduate with extensive experience in brand management specializing in the frozen foods industry.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, this cheap capacity led to some of the first national brands, and when globalization started accelerating in the 1970s, dominant American brands evolved into dominant global ones.
    Byrne Hobart, Big Think, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of accelerating
Verb
  • The rankings, based on page views from IMDb’s 250 million monthly visitors, showcase the expanding reach of Indian content across genres and languages.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Kim Kardashian is ending the year on a high note, opening the first flagship in New York City for her rapidly expanding Skims brand, on Fifth Avenue in the heart of midtown.
    Booth Moore, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of expanding
Verb
  • Bitcoin has suddenly rocketed higher, climbing back over $100,000 per bitcoin as FOMO sweeps Wall Street.
    Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Success today goes beyond honing technical skills or climbing the corporate ladder.
    Cindy Chia, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of climbing
Verb
  • Herbal liqueurs, in particular, are increasingly proliferating the market.
    Rachel King, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The restaurant-awards industry is also booming, with new Michelin guides, the Best Chef Awards, La Liste and the World’s 50 Best proliferating away.
    Ann Abel, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of proliferating
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bulkiness

bulking

bulking (up)

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