as in to bulk
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Recent Examples of bloat
In general, overconsumption of garlic can produce side effects, including garlic breath, digestive issues, bloating, stomach pains, gas and heartburn.
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Peter Burke, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025
Common psychological symptoms include irritability, depressed mood and mood swings; physical symptoms include breast tenderness, bloating, and joint pain.
—New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2025
For someone who has trouble eating vegetables and suffers from bloating, this is a great option.
—Maggie Slepian, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2025
However, due to their high fat content, overeating pecans can cause digestive issues like gas, bloating, and diarrhea.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
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Peter Burke, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025
Common psychological symptoms include irritability, depressed mood and mood swings; physical symptoms include breast tenderness, bloating, and joint pain.
—New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2025
For someone who has trouble eating vegetables and suffers from bloating, this is a great option.
—Maggie Slepian, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2025
However, due to their high fat content, overeating pecans can cause digestive issues like gas, bloating, and diarrhea.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloat
Verb
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Vaquero Bandido honors those traditions by leaving the product as natural as possible, with no juices to bulk it up, and an ingredients list showcasing nothing but beef and seasoning.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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In the past, the Bulls bulked at offers for LaVine.—
Darnell Mayberry,
The Athletic,
11 July 2024
Verb
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One morning in September, David Longstreth woke up at his home in Los Angeles to find the sky glutted with smoke.—
Anna Wiener,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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As Israel gluts the present with death and destruction, the future perfect has become a means of stirring timid Americans out of indifference and into something like sympathy for Palestinian lives.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
The New Yorker,
24 June 2024
Verb
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By the middle of June, we were swamped with customers and busy all day long.—
Fannie Flagg,
Southern Living,
16 Mar. 2025
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Finally, the medication for the top-heavy market – rotation into value and overseas stocks – had the side effect of swamping the index due to the enormous size of stocks being sold versus those being bought.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2025
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While fans flooded his comments with well-wishes, the rapper’s message was clear: stay vigilant, because health is nothing to play with.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Salvage and cleanup work will continue this weekend as volunteers from nearby communities flood Moundville for a cleanup day to help the Botts and others impacted by the tornado.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Bloat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloat. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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