as in lavish
pouring forth in great amounts
a copious rush of words just poured out of the two friends who hadn't seen each other in years
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Recent Examples of copious
While language models learn how to generate text by training on copious amounts of books, articles, and social media posts, Cosmos is designed to generate images and 3D models of the physical world.
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Will Knight, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
Tan spends copious amounts of time with the wardrobe and what’s going to make a silhouette work for this or that body.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 6 Jan. 2025
It's given you copious amounts of opportunity to reconnect with friends and acquaintances.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Officers pulled over a Rolls-Royce Ghost speeding north on Highway 99 and were stunned to find a small monkey wearing a onesie inside — as well as copious amounts of marijuana and five cellphones.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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Will Knight, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
Tan spends copious amounts of time with the wardrobe and what’s going to make a silhouette work for this or that body.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 6 Jan. 2025
It's given you copious amounts of opportunity to reconnect with friends and acquaintances.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Officers pulled over a Rolls-Royce Ghost speeding north on Highway 99 and were stunned to find a small monkey wearing a onesie inside — as well as copious amounts of marijuana and five cellphones.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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Capital Public Radio has sued its former general manager, accusing him of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the station to fund a lofty lifestyle filled with lavish overseas trips, renovate his home residence, pay his children’s university tuition and more.Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
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Through the 18th and into the 19th centuries, the Classical Revival house style represented a turn to simplicity after the lavish ornamentation of previous periods like French Rococo, and that clean austerity still has appeal today.Lauren Gallow, Architectural Digest, 10 Jan. 2025
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At the heart of the case against seed oils are concerns about the omega-6 fatty acids that are abundant in them.Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Jan. 2025
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The cruel irony is that water is currently abundant in Los Angeles.Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Expect ample debates over social media moderation and the future of TikTok after the Supreme Court on Friday backed a law forcing the app’s owner, ByteDance, to sell it to a non-Chinese owner or face a ban in the United States.Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Shoppers shared that they were repeatedly impressed by its ample interior space and can pack far more than expected.Alyssa Brascia, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2025
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While rain has been plentiful in the northern part of the state, Southern California has been bone dry, with only 0.03 of an inch of rain falling at LAX in the last three months of 2024.Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Oktoberfest events will be popping up at Charlotte area breweries, where stein-holding contests, oompa bands, beer releases and other festivities will be plentiful.Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
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But aggressive fire suppression and inattention to urban overgrowth have left excessive, easy-to-ignite vegetation in many areas.Justin Angle, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
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Forgiveness for students who saw excessive loan interest after 10 or 20 years would likely no longer be an option.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Dodgers officials, however, have been profuse in their praise of Betts since the start of the season.Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
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Snow Cone is unlike others, smothered in small but profuse white blooms.Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 27 May 2021
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Executive Chef Juan Cabrera is crafting menus that celebrate the best of Northern California’s bountiful terrain and coastline at The Restaurant at North Block.Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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State of play: The three-day event will highlight the bountiful picks now available in the low-ABV and no-alcohol drink world, as well as general healthy living, via events like tastings, drink competitions, dance parties and seminars.Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
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Vice President Mike Pence accepted the results as certified by each state, defying Trump and a riotous mob to declare Joe Biden the winner.Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 18 Dec. 2024
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While some characters could use some scaling back in terms of their damage output (Hawkeye), the chaotic nature and unlimited potential of so many overpowered characters thrown together at once makes for a riotous experience that’s refreshingly ludicrous.Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Copious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copious. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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