bulbous
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Apple almost immediately introduced the bulbous and translucent iMac, a hit product that gave the company the necessary cash flow to survive until he could transform the entire business.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
It featured floral motifs on fabrics or as accessories, while sculptural bulbous dresses were inspired by the work of Kenya-born ceramicist Magdelene Odundo.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
She collected some of the most fascinating information on the latter by watching Flo, an older female with a bulbous nose and an amazing retinue of suitors who was bearing children well into her 40s.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025
According to company lore, Harmsworth took inspiration for the bottles' bulbous shape from the Indian clubs he used for exercise following a crippling car accident.
From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025
“It’s only a bit of mud to you, boy, but to me it’s an extra hour scrubbing!” shouted Filch, a drip shivering unpleasantly at the end of his bulbous nose.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing bulbous
"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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The Dragonet Prophecy
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The Maze Runner
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