bulked (up)

Definition of bulked (up)next
past tense of bulk (up)
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Verb
  • In the process, however, one of the big distinguishing aspects of TV – the large audiences who once assembled to watch dramas, sitcoms and reality shows – has eroded.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The material below was assembled through reporting and a survey provided to Gonez.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Staff conducted 1,259 Live Scan fingerprint services and collected 604 pounds of drugs during take-back events.
    Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • In some cases, data may be collected now with the possibility of future decryption attempts.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Though not on an official government holiday, crowds have since gathered around the country on the first of May to celebrate the achievements and struggles of the working class.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
  • During production last summer, fans gathered nearby, taking photos and videos as scenes were filmed.
    Kelly McGreal , Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • Armed federal agents broke down the door while executing a warrant for someone else, and rounded up the people inside without properly determining whether Juan was a flight risk or a danger to the community, said Lear, his immigration attorney.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Szmul Wasersztein was among a handful of Jews who escaped on July 10, 1941, when Polish residents rounded up and killed hundreds of their Jewish neighbors, mostly by burning them alive in a barn.
    Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • As people returned from their Earth Week effort to clear trash accumulated over the winter from Waukegan Municipal Beach on Saturday, two were lugging large rusted pieces of steel.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Neither of the engines was damaged during the 470 seconds of hot firing accumulated during the tests.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Our cybersecurity names, Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike , got unfairly grouped into the sell-off, but each managed to gain around 6% on the week.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Those teams are usually grouped together in one's fandom, and all the emotions were caught on camera Thursday night during a New York radio station's NFL Draft watch party.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Both had amassed more than 100 points and scored goals for fun.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Ding, a Princeton University graduate, currently has a 30 (and counting) game streak and has amassed over $800,000 in winnings so far as of April 24.
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Bulked (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulked%20%28up%29. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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