as in to burst
to be copiously supplied a tough city neighborhood that has a reputation for pullulating with prostitutes and petty criminals

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  • VanZant burst onto the scene in the UFC and won her first three fights in the Octagon before losing out to Rose Namajunas via fifth-round submission in a gutsy, but one-sided, defeat in December 2015.
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  • Over time, the blisters burst, ooze, and scab over.
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  • Catches, kicks, throws, passes, goals, touchdowns and home runs will all be buzzed to the user through different vibration patterns.
    Michael Irving, New Atlas, 9 Feb. 2025
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  • Then Werfel jumped up, screaming, his face a deep purple, his eyes bulging.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Infants may show different signs such as poor feeding, irritability, bulging of the soft spot on their head or lethargy.
    Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Pullulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pullulate. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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