bloat
Example Sentences
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The ultimate goal of Hall’s five-year quest is to gather enough data to craft some kind of intervention for those suffering from gas and bloating.
He felt it had some bloated bureaucracy that the new administration could fix.
Companies like Amazon.com are slashing their corporate workforces back to levels not seen since the Covid pandemic, although it’s not clear if this is due to genuine AI improvements or using ‘AI-washing’ to cut bloated teams.
From Barron's
Critics say it shifts financial control away from politicians and into the hands of unaccountable arbitrators, which could lead to bloated labor costs.
From Los Angeles Times
A man emerged at the doorway in nothing but shorts, a bloated belly overhanging the open top where a button used to be.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
