as in to roll up
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Verb
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The Cyclones, 2-8 under first-year coach Matt Campbell, toyed with their opponent, rolling up nine touchdowns and 608 total yards.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2025 -
Customers roll up to the drive-through window at 2338 Fair Oaks Blvd.—
Benjy Egel,
Sacramento Bee,
30 Jan. 2025
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Despite all the positive moves for the Blue Jays, Bleacher Report's Kerry Miller expects the Andrés Giménez trade to blow up in their faces.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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The November meeting unfolded under a cloud of controversy for Johnson, a former CTU organizer, that began when his power struggle against CPS CEO Pedro Martinez blew up in public.—
Gregory Royal Pratt,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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In the past, the Bulls bulked at offers for LaVine.—
Darnell Mayberry,
The Athletic,
11 July 2024
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Cullen immediately went to work bulking Armstrong up, preparing him for the rigors of ovals.—
Jenna Fryer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2024
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Since the attack, Weisz-Gut has felt forced to take account of the specter of increasing prejudice in Europe on a personal level.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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Another 2021 study found that sleep deprivation increased levels of cortisol during interpersonal conflict.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
26 Jan. 2025
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The Most Exciting New Advances in Managing COPD With another strategy, diaphragmatic breathing, patients concentrate on distending their abdomen while taking in air.—
Matt Fuchs,
TIME,
24 Oct. 2024
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Abdominal bloating is when the stomach feels full of gas and may become distended (sticks out).—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
14 Sep. 2024
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This drop aligns with a common trend for new programs, where initial numbers tend to be inflated before stabilizing.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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On January 21, the day after the inauguration, chatter started to spread online that Meta was artificially inflating Trump's and Vance's follower counts by adding people who never intended to follow them.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
22 Jan. 2025
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The project — a $500-billion joint venture backed by Oracle , OpenAI and SoftBank — aims to build up AI infrastructure in the U.S. over the next four years.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2025
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Robes worn infrequently should still be washed on a schedule to keep dust from building up.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Jan. 2025
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Quarterly revenue rose 36% from a year earlier to $828 million.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
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Revenue at the company’s cable networks rose 31%, or $507 million, due to an increase of $112 million in advertising and a 4% hike in affiliate fees.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Puff (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puff%20%28up%29. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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