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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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The Federal Communications Commission began its own inquiry in February; its file of public comments bulges with criticism of the sports-migration trend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 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

If plasma bulges out and touches the walls of the reactor, for example, it can erode the walls over time.

From Science Daily ● May 28, 2024

His lean jaw bulges slightly, as if holding a small plug of tobacco, in the manner of Ty Cobb, whose style was the one to imitate about that time.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston