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bulky

[buhl-kee] / ˈbʌl ki /


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The bulky toy was holding a hollow, polka-dotted egg.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The approach provides a distinct advantage: Xanadu’s machines will be able to function at room temperature, eliminating the need for the bulky refrigerators needed to cool the components of most computers to absolute zero.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Begin with bulky items, like underused furniture, she advised, and move on to clothing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

"They are usually bulky, but the magnonic system we studied could allow microwave devices to be miniaturized to the micrometer scale."

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

She wore a bulky mackintosh and a man’s tie around her neck.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman