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abounding

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verb

present participle of abound
as in bursting
to be copiously supplied a city that abounds with art museums and private galleries

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abounding
Adjective
  • Investment in nuclear power is growing in the U.S. after a long period of financial turmoil for the industry, including the shutdown of a dozen reactors in recent years as the industry struggled to compete against cheap and abundant natural gas.
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 23 May 2025
  • With warmer weather comes fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables packed with abundant nutrients.
    Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • An intellectually dense film bursting with ideas, some of them contradictory, some troubling, all of them provocative.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • From patient inquiries to administrative notifications, your inbox is probably constantly buzzing.
    Ajay Prasad, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • While expanding its enrollment, adding new programs and building new centers, students have complained of crowded housing and dining areas, parking shortages and some offerings that are stretched thin, such as services for immigrant students.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
  • In crowded markets, differentiation often comes from the interface, not the engine.
    Abdo Riani, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Adjective
  • The name, image and likeness deals rife in college athletics have overturned the landscape, and a looming settlement between the NCAA and Congress will create a revenue-sharing plan that could enrich football and basketball programs, while potentially depleting the rosters of Olympic sports teams.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2025
  • Injuries were rife across the roster, ineffective play from veterans was a real concern and the goaltending was a question mark.
    Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • Now, Coral Springs, considered a suburb of Fort Lauderdale but attracting Miami commuters as well, is a packed city with plenty of culture, recreation and business.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
  • On Sunday, the team lifted the Premier League Trophy at Liverpool’s Anfield stadium, its first time lifting the trophy in front of a packed stadium as its previous victory was during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Adjective
  • Liverpool was awash with red on Monday, with hundreds of thousands of soccer fans cramming its streets to watch an open-top bus parade celebrating the club’s 20th league title.
    Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
  • The principality’s flag may be red and white, but Monaco is awash in blue and beige — colors Leclerc and Ferrari Style creative director Rocco Iannone drew from when collaborating on the latest capsule collection from the F1 team’s in-house fashion brand, another Leclerc side project.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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“Abounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abounding. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.

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