: overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.
felt bloated from eating too much
a bloated body
—often used figuratively to describe something as having grown excessively largea bloated budget
a bloated bureaucracy
Examples of bloated in a Sentence
I felt bloated from eating too much.
a bloated sense of his own importance
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This scenario would also likely involve re-signing Aldama via his $11.9-million cap hold, possibly to a bloated short-term deal that served as a walking trade exception for midseason.
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John Hollinger, New York Times, 2 May 2025
In an enterprise culture that often drifts toward bloated processes and fuzzy accountability, this insistence on clarity builds trust.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Donald Trump’s one hundred days, from January 20 to April 30, 2025, will stand as a monument to the bloated, twisted power of the American Presidency and to the impotence of the U.S. Congress.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Allowing 10 hits and seven walks, Williams' WHIP stands at a bloated 2.125.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
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John Hollinger, New York Times, 2 May 2025
In an enterprise culture that often drifts toward bloated processes and fuzzy accountability, this insistence on clarity builds trust.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Donald Trump’s one hundred days, from January 20 to April 30, 2025, will stand as a monument to the bloated, twisted power of the American Presidency and to the impotence of the U.S. Congress.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Allowing 10 hits and seven walks, Williams' WHIP stands at a bloated 2.125.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Bloated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloated. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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