bloated

Example Sentences

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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

He felt it had some bloated bureaucracy that the new administration could fix.

From The Wall Street Journal

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