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abound

verb

ə-ˈbau̇nd How to pronounce abound (audio)
Definition of aboundnext
as in to burst
to be copiously supplied a city that abounds with art museums and private galleries

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Recent Examples of abound No spoilers here, but happy endings abound for all, including Olive and Anh and their best friend-ship. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026 What Scholes has done, Müller said, is show how quantumlike behavior can emerge from relatively unremarkable complex networks — of the sort that abound in nature. — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026 Over the weeks and years that followed, theories abounded as the search for Shergar continued. — Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 From a vegetarian white bean soup that comes together in 15 minutes to a classic vegetable and chick stew, your options abound. — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for abound
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abound
  1. burst
  2. buzz
  3. teem
  4. bulge
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  • Bake for 25 minutes, until the tomatoes have burst and the gnocchi have a slight crisp.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • After dealing only in renderings the last time around, the real, live Nugget Schmiede roof burst to life at the recent Düsseldorf Caravan Salon.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of burst
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  • With sport fields and courts, playgrounds, a community center, pool, splash pad, and more, the spot is always buzzing with activity.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Likewise, Mississippi State’s surprisingly smooth run through three games — led by breakout quarterback Kamario Taylor — had Starkville buzzing before Missouri landed in the state.
    — PJ Green September 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of buzz
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  • The designer emerged to a standing ovation in a New York letterman jacket, the cherry on top of a summer in the city teeming full of optimism and possibility.
    — Anika Reed, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
  • This teeming togetherness becomes evident even in Flash’s music.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of teem
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  • Her bulging eyes, her piercing shrieks, her casual yet immaculately articulate cruelty all come together to form a cartoonish villain who’s also a commanding delight.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026
  • This duality isn’t immediately obvious in the woman who greets me at her door in New York City with a bulging plastic bag of breakfast food and a wide, open smile.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of bulge

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“Abound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abound. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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