bulk (up)

verb

Definition of bulk (up)next
as in to collect
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulk (up)
  1. collect
  2. assemble
  3. gather
  4. round up
  5. accumulate
  6. corral
  7. group
  8. garner
Verb
  • Emerge collects data from the moment someone enters its online system and has created a dashboard that tracks applicants through eligibility, online training, hands-on training, credential attainment, job placement, wages and retention.
    — Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Charmarri Conner and George Karlaftis also collected sacks on the final Chargers’ possession.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of collect
Verb
  • Mana reportedly paid around $70 million over the years to assemble Mana Wynwood, a 30-acre event venue developed out of a collection of warehouses.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The industrialist Vincent Bolloré has assembled a vast media empire that includes CNews, a Fox News-style channel that has become an important platform for the nationalist right.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of assemble
Verb
  • In Paris, hundreds of protesters gathered again on Sunday at the Place de la République amid a heavy police presence.
    — SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Hundreds had gathered at the arena for a festival celebrating horse racing and Mexican culture.
    — Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of gather
Verb
  • 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 round up
Verb
  • Echo chambers, firehoses of information, discerning what’s real and what’s AI-generated, all accumulate to chip away at trust.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The fan guards inside the walk-in cooler had accumulated dust.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of accumulate
Verb
  • Sébastian Breza saved but couldn't corral a shot by Almirón’ in the 60th minute and Breel Embolo banged in the rebound for his second goal in his first seven matches and a 3-0 advantage.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • But experts working with Gentle Giants warned that strategy might not work because of Outlaw's history of being corralled in the wild.
    — CBS Baltimore, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of corral
Verb
  • Although System of a Down is often grouped with the nu metal bands that dominated heavy music at the time, including Korn and Limp Bizkit, Malakian never saw the band as fitting neatly into any genre.
    — Alex Distefano, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of group
Verb
  • Floated earlier this year, a separate bid to have political appointees—rather than independent expert panels—decide grant recipients garnered significant backlash.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The goals and guardrails came forward after district leaders hosted more than 40 community listening sessions in recent months to garner feedback from families, teachers and other stakeholders.
    — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of garner
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“Bulk (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulk%20%28up%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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