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as in inflated
extended beyond normal or realistic bounds
a bloated sense of his own importance
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as in swollen
enlarged beyond normal from internal pressure
a bloated stomach
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Recent Examples of bloated
Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
It’s got a wide, bloated body, tiny round eyes and stout limbs.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
This will reduce the pool of working taxpayers who are needed to expand the already bloated welfare state.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2024
That bloated runtime is two hours and seven minutes, which is admittedly on the higher end for a horror movie, though hardly that lengthy.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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And heavy federal spending in response to the pandemic added to the deficit and bloated public debts, which will crowd out investments and increase the government’s interest costs.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
It’s got a wide, bloated body, tiny round eyes and stout limbs.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
This will reduce the pool of working taxpayers who are needed to expand the already bloated welfare state.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2024
That bloated runtime is two hours and seven minutes, which is admittedly on the higher end for a horror movie, though hardly that lengthy.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Oasis announces North America tour dates for summer 2025 00:39 These measures were implemented in an effort to curb ticket scalping, or reselling tickets at inflated prices for profit.Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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With enormous demand and limited supply, tickets were promptly re-listed on secondary sites at inflated prices.John Towfighi, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
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Like any good network soap, Grey’s loves to torture us with exaggerated teaser clips.Laura Bradley, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
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Because of the same exaggerated respect for states, each elects two of the 100 senators.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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In their last moments on the phone last Friday, Alonso described the moment panic set in for Andrade as water flooded the streets.Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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Since the last war between Hezbollah and Israel, in 2006, the group flooded once-impoverished Shia communities across Lebanon with investment.Ruth Michaelson / Beirut, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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Last Friday, as heavy rain from Helene drenched the Cloyds’ community, Keli headed to her job as a beauty supply store’s manager 20 miles east of her home.Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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There have been bigger at-bats in Mets history, but few drenched with as much narrative drama and dueling bits of symbolism.Jerry Beach, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Typically containers can be loaded directly from ships onto trucks, but they are also often stacked on port grounds waiting to be picked up and moved.Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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The engineering—sky-high bridges, long tunnels in which passenger cars are loaded onto trains—is impressive, but the views are what seal the deal.Ann Abel, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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The trio’s dynamic led to a production process filled with experimentation, where each person contributed to shaping the song’s emotional depth.Tiana DeNicola, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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While dozens of schools are under-filled, just as many are too crowded.Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Bloated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloated. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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