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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Back in the 1920s, several residents of the seaside town of Littlehampton in England began receiving poison pen letters rife with obscenities and false rumors.
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Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
This year in particular has felt rife with collaborations, from arbiters of taste both sartorial and sensory.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
History is rife with examples of leaders betrayed by their closest confidants.
—Joseph Edgar, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
This morning’s must read Women’s prisons are rife with trauma.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
This year in particular has felt rife with collaborations, from arbiters of taste both sartorial and sensory.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
History is rife with examples of leaders betrayed by their closest confidants.
—Joseph Edgar, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
This morning’s must read Women’s prisons are rife with trauma.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Rife with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rife%20with. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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