BULKED (UP) Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

bulked (up)

verb

past tense of bulk (up)

as in assembled

to bring together in one body or place she bulked up her hair with one hand as she reached for the shears with the other

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Roberts collaborated with renowned flute player Katisse Buckingham, who played jazz flute and Tim Loo, who assembled a group of musicians.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
The company describes it as one of the largest datasets of intracortical neural activity assembled to date.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

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In a new study published in Science on Thursday, researchers collected stool samples from more than 170 people before and after a second or third dose of a COVID vaccine.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026
For larger donations, which usually arrive on pallets, brands pay per pound, after Fabscrap has collected and weighed the donations.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

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More than 1,000 people were gathered as more than 50 shots were fired in at least two locations about a block apart in Vienna, Georgia, according to Dooly County Sheriff Craig Peavy.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Deryck gathered up the platinum blonde lengths and rolled them into two equal portions on either side of Megan's head, pinning and sculpting them to resemble the pointed shape of a cat ear.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 5 Oct. 2026

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Save as a collection on MyRecipes We’ve rounded up our favorite, easy ways to prepare chicken.

— Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
Stars like Einbinder and Susan Sarandon were rounded up for demanding an end to Israel’s military actions in Gaza and southern Lebanon ahead of the Israeli PM’s speech at UN headquarters.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of rounded up

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About 200 tanks and armored personnel carriers of the occupiers have been accumulated near Irpin.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
Hubbard, who is in his sixth season with Carolina, currently has 3,870 yards franchise rushing yards, just 110 yards away from McCaffrey, who accumulated them through week 6 of his sixth Panthers season.

— Will Dehmel October 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026

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The earlier four-count indictment grouped the devices found outside the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters together under each charge.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026
The concerts are grouped into two-night couplings with the group playing unique set lists each night.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of grouped

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The groups behind the #BlockTheMerger coalition, which had amassed more than 5,700 signatories from actors, filmmakers and industry workers opposed to the deal, filed a brief with the court urging Martínez-Olguín to reject the settlement.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Heading into Sunday’s game against the Eagles, the 13th-year pro has amassed a career-best 358 receiving yards through three games.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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