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as in swollen
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as in bursting
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as in protruding
to extend outward beyond a usual point
the sides of the returning camper's suitcase bulged with a month's worth of dirty laundry
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Recent Examples of bulging
Mark Takahashi, Car and Driver, 9 Sep. 2022
And the big, bulging, muscles that let Hulk SMASH so effectively aren't the same as carrying a lot of excess fat.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2021
Indian streamer ALTBalaji has revealed a focus on the burgeoning Indian youth market and a bulging slate.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2021
Meanwhile, the green frogs are very interested in what is going on right in front of their little bulging eyes.
—Cori Brown, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 11 July 2021
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Adjective
Particularly, the bulging transition from the more upright trapezoidal lower section of the grille to the hood throws us off.
—Mark Takahashi, Car and Driver, 9 Sep. 2022
And the big, bulging, muscles that let Hulk SMASH so effectively aren't the same as carrying a lot of excess fat.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2021
Indian streamer ALTBalaji has revealed a focus on the burgeoning Indian youth market and a bulging slate.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2021
Meanwhile, the green frogs are very interested in what is going on right in front of their little bulging eyes.
—Cori Brown, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 11 July 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulging
Verb
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While tending to their garden this fall, homeowners in upstate New York spotted what appeared to be two giant teeth protruding from the soil, partially concealed by plant fronds.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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According to the news release, the mastodon jaw was found protruding from the topsoil, which caught the homeowner's attention.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA TODAY,
18 Dec. 2024
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At one point Harry Maguire tried to inject urgency, bursting forward with the ball and urging Alejandro Garnacho and Diogo Dalot to run ahead.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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An intellectually dense film bursting with ideas, some of them contradictory, some troubling, all of them provocative.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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His eyesight was failing and his eyes were bloodshot and protuberant.—
Hermione Lee,
The New York Review of Books,
21 Sep. 2022
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Hours and hours of rubbing abrasive pumice across the roughened marble resulted in the lustrous surfaces of the sculpture, including the high sheen of Pan’s taut chest and ribs, muscular right arm, and protuberant belly.—
William A. Wallace,
WSJ,
28 Jan. 2022
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Carter first saw the disease up close in 1988 while visiting a village in Ghana where nearly 350 people had worms poking through their skin.—
Sam Mednick,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Dec. 2024
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At its most basic, a poke cake is made by poking holes into a warm cake and pouring on a frosting or filling mixture.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Street performers and buzzing crowds returned to Bourbon Street on Thursday after police reopened it hours before the Sugar Bowl, which was delayed a day and was expected to draw 70,000 fans to the nearby Superdome.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
4 Jan. 2025
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From patient inquiries to administrative notifications, your inbox is probably constantly buzzing.—
Ajay Prasad,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Only a comprehensive dilated eye exam can detect AMD.—
Ed Masley,
The Arizona Republic,
5 Dec. 2024
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Zoom in: At 17 weeks pregnant, the fetus was starting to come out of her dilated cervix, according to the report.—
Kathryn Varn,
Axios,
31 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Bloating causes your belly to feel full and look distended.—
Kathleen Felton,
Health,
9 June 2024
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But for all its brawn and atmosphere and robustly choreographed combat, this is a distended historical tapestry too sprawling to remain compelling, particularly when its focus veers away from the central couple.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
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This led to Rogers’ booking and the third loose pass that encapsulated Villa’s turgid evening.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Jon Ingold finds most video game writing empty at best, turgid at worst.—
Samuel Horti,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Bulging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulging. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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