bulk
noun
magnitude in three dimensions, especially great size or extent: a defensive tackle better known for his bulk than for his speed and agility.
were bulking
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past progressiveof bulk.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The company has reported quarterly sales declines for more than two years, a stretch reaching back to the pandemic when households were bulking up on new laptops and other goods to work from home.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2024
It is a stark contrast to the mood in the last decade, when both international and regional investment banks were bulking up to pursue deals in the Middle East.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2012
But many of the loans were going to people who could have afforded traditional mortgages, and the companies were bulking up on the risky loans purely in pursuit of even larger profits.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2010
