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as in majority
the largest part or quantity of something
agriculture makes up the bulk of the country's economy
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as in weight
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts
the cookie lost a few crumbs, but the bulk of it remained
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as in size
the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something
due to its bulk, we were unable to get the enormous bookcase into the back seat of the car
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as in to increase
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as in to bloat
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Recent Examples of bulk
James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
Buying candy in bulk also reduces the number of individual wrappers making their way to landfills, according to Keep America Beautiful.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2023
Harris hasn’t strayed too far off the Halloween path, bulking her filmography with appearances in scary movies like See No Evil (2014) and Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn (2015) and portraying a member of the Manson family cult in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).
—Sophie T. Stern, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
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Noun
Harris has been lagging in the polls among young men, a demo that makes up the largest bulk of Rogan’s audience.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
Buying candy in bulk also reduces the number of individual wrappers making their way to landfills, according to Keep America Beautiful.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
Verb
The two streaming services, Max/Discovery+ (95 million global subscribers) and Paramount+ (63 million subs), are seen as subscale compared to the offerings from Netflix (247 million subscribers) or Disney+ (105 million core subs), with a merger helping to bulk them up.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2023
Harris hasn’t strayed too far off the Halloween path, bulking her filmography with appearances in scary movies like See No Evil (2014) and Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn (2015) and portraying a member of the Manson family cult in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).
—Sophie T. Stern, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulk
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Along with key races in Pennsylvania, Colorado and Arizona, the GOP performance in California helped push the party over the 218-seat marker to win a majority of seats in the House.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Circuit Judge Michael Brennan, writing for the majority, rejected both arguments.Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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What motivated you five years ago might not hold the same weight now, and that’s okay.Akin Akinpelu, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Make sure everything is attached properly to hold weight, especially for pieces that require at-home assembly.Medea Giordano, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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What’s more, doing so resulted in no measurable change in fruit size or total quantity.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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There will be a wind event this week, but nothing like the conditions that caused the fire to explode in size last week, officials said.Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Weight-bearing exercises, such as brisk walking, jogging, and dancing, are great for increasing bone density.Jianying Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Combined with worries over increasing predator numbers and unpredictable winters, these circumstances had led managers to cut moose tags by more than 50 percent, the study’s authors explain.Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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Social media has been bloated with all manner of attack ads and acrid commentary.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Endo belly, or belly distention, is a term describing moderate to severely painful bloating from endometriosis lesions, comorbid conditions, or surgical complications.Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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The first of two explosions went off on Wednesday evening in a parking lot near the court building and a second blast came seconds later in front of the court, where the man’s body was found.Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Observing tail posture in rats adds a new layer to our understanding of rat emotional expression, reminding us that emotions are expressed throughout the entire body.Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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The New Destination of Joy Concepts from introductory psychology textbooks took on a new, hands-on dimension in our rodent driving laboratory.Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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This artwork, known for its blend of text, symbols and vibrant colors, is considered one of Basquiat’s more evocative pieces, and its integration into the Dom Pérignon collection adds an artistic dimension to the wine experience.Rachel King, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Imagine mastodon-like creatures whose noses are wind instruments that inflate the structures and emit sound.Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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The primary objectives of wash trading include artificially inflating trading volume, creating a false impression of market activity and potentially manipulating the price of a security.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Bulk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulk. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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