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as in inflated
extended beyond normal or realistic bounds
a bloated sense of his own importance
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as in swollen
enlarged beyond normal from internal pressure
a bloated stomach
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Recent Examples of bloated
Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
New College’s already bloated balance sheet could be saddled with paying USF’s $53 million bill for the new dorm on the property (where most dorm rooms are used by New College students).
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
New College’s already bloated balance sheet could be saddled with paying USF’s $53 million bill for the new dorm on the property (where most dorm rooms are used by New College students).
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
Too often lumped together with Titanic, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Miss Saigon and other bloated offerings of 1990s Broadway, Ragtime was rescued by deBessonet with a leaner, more emotionally powerful staging for City Center’s Encores!
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
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An annual January ritual, as Illinois lawmakers gather in Springfield to begin a new legislative session, is the search for another basket of politically safe but invariably business- and citizen-unfriendly tax and fee increases to support their bloated government bureaucracies.
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After it’s fully inflated, anesthesia is added to the water.—
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However, Spak thinks Rivian’s risk-reward ratio now appears less favorable, saying the company’s current valuation may be too inflated.—
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This $15 option from Basic Concepts attaches to your tray table, creating a swinging hammock that provides relief for tired, swollen feet.—
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Or noticing that your hands feel inexplicably stiff and swollen, making simple tasks like opening a jar or even typing feel unusually difficult.—
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This year, holiday gatherings were scrapped, the single father’s Christmas budget was slashed in half, and his credit cards were glutted from months of futile efforts to keep up with the rising cost of living.—
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Yet the train of military vehicles that appeared was remarkably tame, a cavalcade of superannuated weapons platforms serving as a reminder of the degree to which the military-industrial complex, glutted with money and pampered by Congress, has run out of new ideas.—
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The measure’s lead proponent, the Service Employees International Union, sees the threat of an exodus as exaggerated.—
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But current and former leaders of foster care agencies told the Tampa Bay Times last year that the claims were exaggerated or false, and that the Hope Florida program was duplicating existing efforts in child welfare.—
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Waves of hotel loan defaults and plunging values for lodging properties have swamped the Bay Area hotel market.—
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With modern development along the creek’s 35-mile watershed that starts in the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains and drains to Aliso Beach, the area has become swamped by urban runoff.—
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Fans flooded the comments on Styles’ Instagram announcement with excitement about the new album.—
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All such Broncos content has flooded Facebook feeds.—
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These areas remain under a flood watch, with up to three inches of rain possible through tonight in some communities that have been drenched since Christmas, the National Weather Service said.—
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When the Cleveland Browns beat their former quarterback Baker Mayfield and the Carolina Panthers on a similar field goal a few years ago, Haslam was elated on the sideline, drenched in sweat and fist pumping wildly as if the Browns had won the AFC, not just their season opener.—
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Video showed officers in riot gear pushing forward as agitators crowded the street, leading to shoving and jostling during the nighttime confrontation.—
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In December, locals crowded into a planning commission meeting, where a public hearing on the proposed rezoning was on the agenda, leading to the postponement of the event.—
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“Bloated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloated. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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