as in to burst
to be copiously supplied a city that abounds with art museums and private galleries

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Recent Examples of abound Beachy vibes abound in stays at properties in Turks and Caicos and Grand Cayman. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024 In podcasts, as everywhere else lately, volatility abounds—yet beauty and wonder abound, too. Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2024 Signage is everywhere throughout the lobby, and swag abounds. Maury Brown, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024 Gift sets abound, from Tom Ford, 111Skin, and Estée Lauder skincare, all boxed up perfectly, no need for wrapping. Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for abound 
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Verb
  • Also overnight Tuesday, Ukrainian forces struck an oil-loading pipeline which burst alight near the city of Bryansk, 60 miles north of the Ukrainian border, according to Ukraine's General Staff.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Or Shamar Joseph bursting through Australia in Brisbane.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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  • My cousin, for example, lives with four other twenty-somethings in a messy, buzzing apartment that’s not so different from college.
    Ivy Becker, StyleCaster, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The globe’s biggest Afropop stars throw their own shows back home or headline massive festivals, events of all kinds abound, beaches get packed out with buzzing groups of friends and family, and for many, schools close, work slows, and the joyful gatherings seem never ending.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
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  • His teeming visual imagination is matched by the agile physicality of Jomo Fray’s cinematography.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
  • We are blessed by huge stretches of fertile farmland, sturdy forest, gorgeous beaches, and teeming fisheries.
    The Editors, National Review, 28 Nov. 2024
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  • Her eyes bulged in disbelief as Nina walked into the room.
    Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The charging documents describe the caseworker during the attack as having his eyes bulging, drooling and his arm muscles tensing.
    Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 1 Dec. 2024

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