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as in projections
a part that sticks out from the general mass of something
several bulges in the old vinyl flooring in the dingy bathroom
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as in edges
the more favorable condition or position in a competition
she got the bulge on him in the race for the statehouse
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as in protrudes
to extend outward beyond a usual point
the sides of the returning camper's suitcase bulged with a month's worth of dirty laundry
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Recent Examples of bulges
Charles Singh, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Originally designed for line-of-battle engagements, Fusō underwent major refits in the 1930s, gaining improved armor, torpedo bulges, and a speed of roughly 24 knots.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
Shortly after their release in early 2023, some Ryzen 7000-series X3D chips were becoming physically deformed, developing bulges on the bottom that could permanently damage the CPU and bend the pins in the CPU socket.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
Stay away from any watermelons that are shiny, unevenly shaped, or have visible damage, including bruises, cuts, soft spots, bulges, or lumps.
—Brittany Poulson, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2025
The soft fabric gently hugs your curves, eliminating any unwanted lines or bulges.
—Dory Zayas, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025
Even slight bulges or warping can break dense connections.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2024
Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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Air bubbles, cracks and bulges in a tire's sidewall could all warrant a tire change.
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According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), a brain aneurysm is a weakened area in an artery that bulges outward and fills with blood.
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The Department of Finance, which calculates its projections differently, is expected to estimate a smaller deficit than the LAO.—
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Current pricing projections place the vehicle under $30,000.—
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Cake mix, lemon pie filling, and butter come together in the oven to create crisp edges and a gooey, citrusy center, while a little cream cheese in the mix rounds out the lemon’s brightness.—
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Other signs of unseasoned wood are bark that is tightly attached and a wet, fresh-looking center with lighter and drier looking wood near the edges or ends.—
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Baleen is a specialized type of bone that protrudes from the jaws like teeth and is used to filter small critters from the ocean water to feed.—
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Once a cushioned conduit to the other side, the casket now bursts with the wisdom of a life lived outside the box.—
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Later, as the film plays, the crowd bursts intermittently into laughter, cracking up at the clown-car quality of everyone piling into the van for the first time.—
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The female’s back is covered in small protrusions that resemble popped kernels of popcorn, inspiring its genus name Zea, derived from the corn plant.—
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This protein is needed for the formation of cilia — hairlike protrusions that cells can use to move — as well as in the assembly of the mitotic spindle that organizes chromosomes during cell division, and for the transport of neurotransmitters in neurons.—
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That flexibility is one of the biggest advantages travelers have today.—
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Those advantages will show up Sunday.—
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Is every head that pokes in to look at me actually Frank himself?—
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The Aries moon pokes holes in old insecurities about competence and productivity.—
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Lean too hard, exceed a set speed threshold, or approach a hazard, and the seat buzzes to alert you.—
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Moments later, her phone buzzes with an alert.—
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“Bulges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulges. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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