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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In one of those roles, the chair assembled a formal transition committee that met with me throughout my first six months.

— Anna Maria Chavez, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Kim assembled a nine-person team, including an animation art director and a music director.

— Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 11 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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Most of the furniture comes from the owner’s personal collection, gathered over the course of a lifetime from visits to flea markets all over Europe.

— Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
Dabrowski’s favorite moment came outside the livestream of the Telfar event from New York, where young Parisians gathered in a spirit of community, dressing with individuality rather than for the cameras.

— Alex Badia, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

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Hundred Waters threw an album release party on the site, rounded up friends including How to Dress Well, Alvin Risk and Eskmo to come play it, and that was FORM 2014.

— Katie Bain, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026
The recently rounded up include a 28-year-old who had been living in San Francisco since 2022 and was arrested for missing an immigration hearing.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of rounded up

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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

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