Definition of pullulatenext
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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  • All of this only adds to conviction in AI, but also has some investors with long memories likening the current period to the late 1990s when the stock market boomed thanks to internet investment before the bubble eventually burst in 2000.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 8 May 2026
  • Skin is elastic enough to permit significant expansion with bursting.
    Alan Bradley, Space.com, 8 May 2026
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  • However, once the moon enters Aries later this evening, your phone will be buzzing nonstop with plans, updates and gossip.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
  • Levy says Leap had a big hand in revitalizing this stretch of Bleecker Street, which is now buzzing with stores, cafés and restaurants.
    Anne Kadet, Curbed, 12 May 2026
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  • Then with a little nudging, the clumsy newborn finds the udder bulging between the cow’s back legs and hungrily suckles colostrum so critical for its first feeding.
    Susan Koch, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • Reiner sat mostly expressionless in the courtroom—his eyes wide open and bulging.
    Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Pullulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pullulate. Accessed 17 May. 2026.

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