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Recent Examples of bloat
Among them: some members have bloated the foreign diplomacy by naming hundreds of individuals to posts at embassies and consulates.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
When present, symptoms usually include appendicitis, bloating, fluid buildup in the abdomen, increase in waist size, pain in the abdomen or pelvis, changes in bowel habits, nausea, vomiting and a tendency to feel full.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
This effectively turns Argos into more of a marketplace, thereby reducing the risks of inventory bloating and markdowns seen in previous quarters, which should make sales growth less volatile.
—John Choong, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Other issues, like changes in bowel habits, bloating, or vomiting, can also take time to resolve.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 26 June 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
When present, symptoms usually include appendicitis, bloating, fluid buildup in the abdomen, increase in waist size, pain in the abdomen or pelvis, changes in bowel habits, nausea, vomiting and a tendency to feel full.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
This effectively turns Argos into more of a marketplace, thereby reducing the risks of inventory bloating and markdowns seen in previous quarters, which should make sales growth less volatile.
—John Choong, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Other issues, like changes in bowel habits, bloating, or vomiting, can also take time to resolve.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloat
Verb
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Hard-line Republicans initially bulking at the price tag.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 July 2025
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Many stevia products sold in stores contain additional ingredients, including bulking agents and other sweeteners.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
2 June 2025
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And while May is also a busy month for ESPN and TNT, which in late spring are glutted with live NBA and NHL playoff games, cable as a whole accounted for less than a quarter (24.1%) of all consumption last month.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
20 June 2025
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The risotto was impeccably cooked, each grain a plump oval glutted with crab stock and a compound butter infused with ginger, shallot Thai chile and tomato.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
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Calls to 911 told them help was on the way, but first responders were swamped.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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An hour later, Jess stood atop a cement terrace, awed by the sea of chatter, laughter and shouts that swamped the plaza.—
Bennet Goldstein,
jsonline.com,
4 July 2025
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Days after the Guadalupe River flooded and claimed dozens of lives, another major river in Texas has triggered warnings from the National Weather Service.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
14 July 2025
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Thousands of comments flooded the platform owned by Trump.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
14 July 2025
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“Bloat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloat. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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