as in abundant
possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified
a city abounding with inviting parks it's a new field abounding in job opportunities
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Adjective
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Fresh seafood is abundant thanks to the proximity to the sea, while traditional Turkish meze (washed down with raki, of course), and local specialties like şiş köfte and tantuni await.—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025 -
The company, owned by the Saudi kingdom’s massive sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, is looking to build out data center capacity in a country with seemingly unlimited land and abundant energy resources.—
Natasha Turak,
CNBC,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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An intellectually dense film bursting with ideas, some of them contradictory, some troubling, all of them provocative.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
31 Dec. 2024
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At one point Harry Maguire tried to inject urgency, bursting forward with the ball and urging Alejandro Garnacho and Diogo Dalot to run ahead.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Street performers and buzzing crowds returned to Bourbon Street on Thursday after police reopened it hours before the Sugar Bowl, which was delayed a day and was expected to draw 70,000 fans to the nearby Superdome.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
4 Jan. 2025
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From patient inquiries to administrative notifications, your inbox is probably constantly buzzing.—
Ajay Prasad,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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So, what makes his coaching stand out in a crowded field of mentors and consultants?—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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Consistency is what keeps your brand familiar—and in a crowded, noisy world, familiarity is powerful.—
Luciana Cemerka,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In an environment like that of Gaza today, where most people live in tents or shelters with very little clean water, and with much of the sewage system destroyed, illness is rife and people with weakened immunity are at even greater risk, all the aid agencies said.—
Dawoud Abu Alkas,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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Speculation was rife that Trump might oversee clearing a homeless encampment or even the apprehension of suspects after his patrol announcement.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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These predictions highlight a year brimming with potential, as the industry continues to prove itself as an unstoppable force.—
Leeor Shimron,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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The planet’s ancient ecosystem might have been brimming over with a richer assortment of plant life than scientists ever thought.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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How does a star with a packed schedule keep her look secure?—
Meghan Mahar,
Billboard,
19 Aug. 2025
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Woodinville’s close quarters are good for more than a packed wine-tasting itinerary.—
Zoe Baillargeon,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The collection is awash in top Renaissance Italian and Flemish artists — Perugino, Veronese, Tintoretto, Van der Weyden, Brueghel the Younger — and houses a Normandy masterpiece: a luminous 1885 Monet seascape of the cliffs of Étretat.—
Seth Sherwood,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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Thanks in large part to this combo, prunes are awash in poop-promoting nutrients, distinguishing them as a uniquely powerful natural constipation remedy.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Abounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abounding. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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