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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The future of radiopharmaceuticals is rife with exciting possibilities.
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Stephen Belcher, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
De Gaulle was a real world leader and the OAS was a very real organization; the world was also rolling off a decade that was particularly rife with political assassinations.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
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This time of year is often rife with holiday events, and this one-shoulder top wouldn’t be out of place paired with a sparkly skirt or pants for a New Year’s Eve party.
—Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2024
The letters called on Biden to fulfill his 2020 campaign pledge to end the federal death penalty and criticized the death penalty as arbitrary, unfair and rife with bias.
—Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Stephen Belcher, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
De Gaulle was a real world leader and the OAS was a very real organization; the world was also rolling off a decade that was particularly rife with political assassinations.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
Spanx Stretch Rib One-shoulder Top $78 $19 at Spanx
This time of year is often rife with holiday events, and this one-shoulder top wouldn’t be out of place paired with a sparkly skirt or pants for a New Year’s Eve party.
—Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2024
The letters called on Biden to fulfill his 2020 campaign pledge to end the federal death penalty and criticized the death penalty as arbitrary, unfair and rife with bias.
—Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Rife with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rife%20with. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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