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in bulk

ADJECTIVE
wholesale
Synonyms
STRONGEST
extensive indiscriminate large-scale sweeping
STRONG
broad bulk complete comprehensive general mass overall total
WEAK
far-reaching in quantity in the mass quantitative wide-ranging widespread
Antonyms
STRONGEST
narrow
STRONG
incomplete particular specific unfinished
WEAK
part partial retail

Example Sentences

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The middle class is stretching every dollar by buying in bulk, or adopting tactics to save on gas, or putting items on credit.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Businesses that bring in bulk volumes typically get a rate discount from the Postal Service.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Plus, officials had to pay to conduct searches one by one, not in bulk.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026

Now, when new cards are released, fans complain it is increasingly hard to get them due to scalpers and resellers attempting to buy in bulk and sell for a profit.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

He showed me how his business worked, too, how to download music, where to get rewritable CDs in bulk.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah