rife with
idiom
: having a large amount of (something bad or unpleasant) : full of (something bad or unpleasant)
The school was rife with rumors.
a history rife with scandal
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Spain is rife with world-class dining establishments and centuries-old landmarks, but to experience both concepts in one fell swoop, Burgos is an ideal destination.
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
In the early sequences that are rife with technical scientific jargon, Hanaumi researched how the Deaf scientific community has conveyed such concepts in a way that is easier to understand, and in the process, these signs are becoming better known in the culture.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2025
Death Takes Me, by Cristina Rivera Garza, underscores the Mexican novelist’s intellectual depth as well as her formal playfulness, and confronts the way an environment rife with violence can shock citizens into numbness.
—Nicolás Medina Mora, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2025
Continue reading … -- POLITICS FINANCIAL BURDEN – New study uncovers a trillion dollars in programs rife with DEI initiatives under Biden.
—Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
In the early sequences that are rife with technical scientific jargon, Hanaumi researched how the Deaf scientific community has conveyed such concepts in a way that is easier to understand, and in the process, these signs are becoming better known in the culture.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2025
Death Takes Me, by Cristina Rivera Garza, underscores the Mexican novelist’s intellectual depth as well as her formal playfulness, and confronts the way an environment rife with violence can shock citizens into numbness.
—Nicolás Medina Mora, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2025
Continue reading … -- POLITICS FINANCIAL BURDEN – New study uncovers a trillion dollars in programs rife with DEI initiatives under Biden.
—Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Rife with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rife%20with. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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