bloated

Example Sentences

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He has long pressed to shrink the Fed’s bloated balance sheet.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026

Mass layoffs, while painful for employees, have previously been greeted by investors as sensible cuts to a bloated workforce.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Departing selectboard member Andrea Miles said South Hadley’s budget isn’t bloated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 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

“I put down a spider,” he said, wondering why the man didn’t see; in the beam of yellow light the spider bloated up larger than life.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick