BLOATING Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

bloating

verb

present participle of bloat

as in bulking

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As high tide peaked Monday morning, water surged from Newport Harbor onto the streets of the Balboa Peninsula flooding some businesses in the Balboa Fun Zone.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
That means Treasury will need to keep borrowing — a lot, flooding the market with bonds.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

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Staff and faculty question whether expansion serves low-income communities, while nurses describe severe emergency-room crowding.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Wait for the rows in front of you to get up and head to the exit, rather than scrambling to snatch your items from the overhead bins and just crowding the aisle.

— Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

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Pattern-Drenching Following the same concept as color-drenching, pattern-drenching is a bold way to cover blank surfaces with colorful art and designs.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2026
The breakfast buffet is a must to gain the energy to hike the trails through drenching spray later.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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