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Recent Examples of teem
Scientists used an underwater robot to unearth part of the seafloor and found life, including giant tube worms, teeming beneath it.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
In this teeming Indian metropolis, only impermanence is permanent.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2024
At a time when capitulating to the mainstream was regarded as selling out, R.E.M.’s move to a major label stung, as if the band had sloughed off its loyalists for the teeming masses.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Tony D'Souza Published: May 1, 2007 Central America The Cult of Belize
Prepare to be converted by this tiny Central American nation of raw, dark jungle, teeming reefs, and a very original cast of locals.
—David Ewing Duncan, Outside Online, 17 May 2022
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
In this teeming Indian metropolis, only impermanence is permanent.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2024
At a time when capitulating to the mainstream was regarded as selling out, R.E.M.’s move to a major label stung, as if the band had sloughed off its loyalists for the teeming masses.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Tony D'Souza Published: May 1, 2007 Central America The Cult of Belize
Prepare to be converted by this tiny Central American nation of raw, dark jungle, teeming reefs, and a very original cast of locals.
—David Ewing Duncan, Outside Online, 17 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teem
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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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In New Zealand, fireworks burst from the Sky Tower in the capital of Auckland.Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
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The song, which came out in November 2023, generated buzz thanks to its MAD or remix videos.Billboard Japan, Billboard, 26 Dec. 2024
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Since then, Francis, just 25, has been on a rollercoaster ride with the show, moving to New York City for the opening and generating early Tony buzz in the process.Emily Burns, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
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Thanks to the 49ers’ failure to go on a deep playoff run, more candidates abound than when Shanahan hired Steve Wilks in 2023 or promoted Sorensen last year.Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Blips abounded before a sellout crowd, both from stretches of suspect game management and poor puck luck, leaving the Ducks with one point before heading off on a season-long, six-game road trip.Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 8 Jan. 2025
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Problems with blood flow can lead to aneurysms (bulging due to weakness of the aorta's wall) or tearing.Angela Ryan Lee, Health, 28 Dec. 2024
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The unidentified caseworker was described in court documents as having his eyes bulging, drooling and his arm muscles tensing during the attack.Michelle Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2024
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The end-of-year flex of consumer strength marks the latest indication of resilient U.S. buying power, which has kept the economy humming despite a prolonged stretch of high interest rates.Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
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The pressure and spotlight will fixate on the player most likely to succeed Gabriel, who in his one year with the program finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting and kept Oregon’s offense humming after the record-setting year by Bo Nix in 2023.Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Teem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teem. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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