pullulate

verb

ˈpəl-yə-ˌlāt How to pronounce pullulate (audio)
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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  1. burst
  2. buzz
  3. bulge
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  • So as much as Postava has burst onto the scene for the Red Wings, there is a real track record here.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Economists have spent much of 2026 watching to see if the artificial intelligence bubble will burst, much like the boom-and-burn cycle of dot-com pioneer companies in the late 1990s.
    — Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of burst
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  • Olivia’s terrible sub-freeway apartment is also right above some guy running video-game servers, which make Olivia’s floor buzz all day.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Three flies buzzed around clean mixer containers under the front counter handwash sink.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of buzz
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  • Earlier in the week, the team said the 23-year-old NFL player had been dealing with a bulging disc in his back.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The fear of effeminization has never felt so acute, which presumably is why Matt Damon’s Odysseus needed bulging muscles, to ensure his sensitivity was mitigated by pecs of steel.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of bulge
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“Pullulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pullulate. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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