rife with
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: 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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But this tumultuous journey, rife with the problems of the modern era, is coming to an end.
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Kate McMahon, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2025
That neglect could be a problem, experts say, because gyms are rife with potentially harmful germs.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
Now, in this current modern world of dating and hooking up, where relationships can take so many forms and there are so many options and choices for labels and intentions, the romantic world is rife with possibilities of miscommunication.
—Sophie Brooks, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
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—Chris Wysopal, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Kate McMahon, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2025
That neglect could be a problem, experts say, because gyms are rife with potentially harmful germs.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
Now, in this current modern world of dating and hooking up, where relationships can take so many forms and there are so many options and choices for labels and intentions, the romantic world is rife with possibilities of miscommunication.
—Sophie Brooks, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
Cloud-native environments are dangerous neighborhoods, rife with sophisticated cybersecurity threats.
—Chris Wysopal, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Rife with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rife%20with. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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