as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place
she bulked up her hair with one hand as she reached for the shears with the other
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulk (up)
Verb
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The prompts, the answers, and the logical reasoning traces are captured or collected into a file or database.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025 -
Social Security payments are financed from a dedicated payroll tax collected from workers.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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Eventually, Nick Cannon, Fredro Starr, and the crew assembled their top five in order.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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While fewer people watch the broadcast networks’ evening newscasts than the group that assembled to see past anchors like Walter Cronkite or Tom Brokaw, the shows still attract a sizable crowd.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2025
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In a candid conversation with Variety, Shaikh opens up about working with stalwarts like Naseeruddin Shah and R. Madhavan, her love for acting and the lessons she’s gathered along the way.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2025
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This context, along with the documentation her lawyer gathered, which included interviews with her siblings showing how her imprisonment had impacted them, was enough for a judge to grant her release from prison.—
Nathaly Triana,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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That mass deportation, in the 1950s, used military-style tactics to round up 1.3 million Mexicans and Mexican Americans across the country for the-then largest deportation operation in U.S. history.—
Brittany Gibson,
Axios,
5 Mar. 2025
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Get a weekly round up of the top tech stories from around the world in your inbox every Friday.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2025
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Its losses contracted in the first nine-months of 2024, but ABS-CBN has accumulated 37.08 billion pesos in losses since 2020.—
Ian Sayson,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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As on land, any monetary winnings in casinos at sea are ultimately up to chance (though points will accumulate based on their set earnings rates regardless).—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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Ayo scored eight points and corralled five rebounds in 30 minutes in his absence.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Efforts to corral the runaway bovine have been unsuccessful, according to a Facebook post from Kent Animal Control.—
Terry Dickerson,
NBC News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Ohio Wisconsin Missouri Persona maps from Cambridge Analytica documents See a detailed view of voters grouped by persona in each of the states targeted by Cambridge.—
Corey G. Johnson,
ProPublica,
27 Feb. 2025
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Geometry should instead be grouped with trigonometry in precalculus courses because these kinds of math are more naturally related, Dalal suggested.—
Carson Swick,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Feb. 2025
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The post has since garnered 1.9 million views and 74,000 likes as of Sunday afternoon.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Their work, both in partnership and as independent artists, has garnered critical acclaim in the flamenco world and beyond.—
Helena Alonso Paisley,
Miami Herald,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Bulk (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulk%20%28up%29. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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