bulking

verb

present participle of bulk
1
as in distending

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2
as in bloating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulking
  1. increasing
  2. flooding
  3. swelling
  4. loading
  5. inflating
  6. enlarging
  7. accelerating
  8. expanding
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  • Beyond domestic challenges, CATL is also scrambling to build more plants in Europe to avoid running afoul of increasing EU protectionism.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • While the disease remains more common among women over 50, diagnoses among younger women are increasing, prompting cancer specialists to encourage earlier conversations about individual risk.
    — Melissa May, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of increasing
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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
Definition of flooding
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  • City Hall’s budget keeps swelling — as do the taxes needed to support it.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Engineers trying to support swelling AI workloads, video streaming, and cloud services often add thicker cables with more fiber pairs.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of swelling
Verb
  • The Guardians answered against Tyler Wells and Ian Seymour by loading the bases on two singles and a walk with two outs.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The Guardians answered against Tyler Wells and Ian Seymour by loading the bases with two outs in the eighth on two singles and a walk.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of loading
Verb
  • The process, called cured-in-place pipe lining, involves inserting a flexible liner into the old pipe, inflating it and hardening it in place.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • However, trading executives point out that transaction taxes and stamp duties are included in top-line revenue, artificially inflating Asia prime totals.
    — Hugh Son, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of inflating
Verb
  • Other warning signs include open or enlarging wounds and infestations around an animal's nose, mouth, ears, eyes or genital areas.
    — Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Kim has boosted his military and diplomatic credentials in recent years by enlarging his nuclear arsenal and aligning with Russia over its war against Ukraine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of enlarging
Verb
  • With Russia's accelerating orbital forays, the clock appears to be ticking.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The Assisi gathering came as the Vatican is accelerating its humanitarian efforts for Ukraine following the entry into effect of a localized cease-fire in the devastated southern Ukrainian city of Oleshky.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of accelerating
Verb
  • The four countries agreed Monday to continue talks on expanding cooperation among them, particularly about regional peace and security, a statement said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Some brands are expanding their use of advance material and capacity commitments, while delaying final decisions on color, SKU quantities or market allocation.
    — Jessica Binns, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of expanding
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“Bulking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulking. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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