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bulges

  • plural
    of bulge.
    bulge
    noun
    a rounded projection, bend, or protruding part; protuberance; hump.
  • present tense form
    of bulge (3rd person singular).
    bulge
    noun
    a rounded projection, bend, or protruding part; protuberance; hump.

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Yet the main virtues of the sculpture are its forms themselves: the folds, bulges and edges, and the work’s color—off-off-white for the vessel-like part and simple box base with a bulging layer between them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

Still, a buildup bulges outside of the golf course, as security holds fans at the entrance.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 14, 2025

Together, they ripped the genre rulebook to shreds, magpie-ing elements of Afrobeat, hip-hop, grime, reggae, Latin, R&B, highlife and jazz to create a sound that bulges with possibility.

From BBC Jan. 8, 2025

The dance represents this with a long white sheet that bulges as if with bodies.

From New York Times Apr. 24, 2024

Fruit and coins are strewn by its trunk and the ground around the tree bulges with buried offerings.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García