bloated
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Synonyms for bloated
Synonyms
exaggerated, hyperbolized, inflated, outsize (also outsized), overblown, overdrawn, overweening
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But most often due to his having one bloated inning that drives up his pitch count and sometimes due to circumstance, going much further has proved elusive. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Lucchesi lasts longer, as Padres beat Giants," 31 Aug. 2019 His on-base-plus-slugging percentage was a bloated 1.443. — Los Angeles Times, "The Sports Report: Should the Lakers reunite with Dwight Howard?," 20 Aug. 2019 This generated more widespread adoption of bloated insurance policies that propped up artificially high prices for care. — Scott W. Atlas For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, "Trump's push to make health care prices more transparent is long overdue," 19 Aug. 2019 In a genre so bloated with machismo, both characters being women sold Waller-Bridge. — Michael O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter, "From 'Fleabag' to James Bond and Beyond: Phoebe Waller-Bridge on Death and Her Secret New Movie," 14 Aug. 2019 The union is corrupt and teacher benefits are bloated. — Steve Lopez, latimes.com, "A shrug from voters to struggling L.A. schools, and have a nice summer, kids," 5 June 2019 Congress will continue to fund the bloated federal beast. — David French, National Review, "Another Judge Blocks Trump, and the Immigration Stalemate Drags On," 26 July 2019 His face was bloated and yellow, the corners of his eyes sudsy with discharge. — Colin Barrett, Harper's magazine, "The Alps," 22 July 2019 The company had to discount its bloated inventory to stay competitive, trimming already thin margins, court papers show. — Bloomberg, latimes.com, "Gun seller that bet big on Hillary Clinton getting elected goes bankrupt," 10 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bloated.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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bloated
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