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Recent Examples of bolus
Within that bolus of bureaucratic bloviation are approximately 280 tax expenditures — also known as loopholes — that can be used by eligible taxpayers to legally reduce their tax burden.
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Tor Constantino, Mba, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The wearable, fully disposable device provided adjustable basal and bolus insulin for up to three days for people with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2024
Could infusing an extra bolus of these cells do more harm than good?
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 14 Nov. 2024
Applied across the more than 600 gigawatts of wind power capacity installed worldwide, either estimate represents an impressive bolus of clean energy that can be seized with little extra investment.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 July 2019
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Tor Constantino, Mba, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The wearable, fully disposable device provided adjustable basal and bolus insulin for up to three days for people with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2024
Could infusing an extra bolus of these cells do more harm than good?
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 14 Nov. 2024
Applied across the more than 600 gigawatts of wind power capacity installed worldwide, either estimate represents an impressive bolus of clean energy that can be seized with little extra investment.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 July 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bolus
Noun
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Expect Sykes' signature impassioned rants and a healthy dose of looking back at her career, too.—
Madeleine Janz,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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Yet this is precisely the idea that the Enhanced Games is peddling—the fantasy that what Proud or Collins takes to break a world record, at a different dose, might make a man in his 70s more mobile, energized, and maybe even hotter.—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But unlike prescription medications, it is sold as a dietary supplement, meaning it is not regulated by the FDA for consistent dosage or purity.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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Under federal law, all applications for new active ingredients, new dosage instructions or new ways of administering medication must typically include a safety and effectiveness assessment if the product in question is to be used by pediatric patients.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Bolus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bolus. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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