bloated

Example Sentences

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He cut a bloated workforce by more than 20,000 and dramatically cut cash burn.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

She’s prescribed semaglutide for weight loss by her primary care physician, but six months later, she is nauseated most mornings, bloated after small meals, and losing an amount of weight she didn’t intend to lose.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

She recommends ensuring your LinkedIn headline isn’t vague, your About section isn’t bloated and your Experience section doesn’t read like a “resumé archive.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

CEOs insist behind the scenes that their companies are still too large and too bloated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

There was Lieutenant Scheisskopf with his fanaticism for parades and there was the bloated colonel with his big fat mustache and his fanaticism for retribution, and they wanted to kill him, too.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller