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Recent Examples of teem
Over 29 hours of exposure time was needed to capture the teeming city of stars using a ZWO ASI2600MM Pro camera mounted on a 200 mm Newtonian telescope.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025
His downtown haunts teem anew with the ghosts of a scrappier time, when the neighborhood wasn’t filled with designer boutiques and struggling writers and painters could afford to live there.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
While connecting with her affectionate, teeming new clan, Marina also is forced to reconcile with the past, negotiating her idealized memories of her parents and difficult truths that have been long buried.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
More than half a billion years ago, strange worms and mollusks teemed in the shallow waters that covered where the Grand Canyon is today.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2025
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025
His downtown haunts teem anew with the ghosts of a scrappier time, when the neighborhood wasn’t filled with designer boutiques and struggling writers and painters could afford to live there.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
While connecting with her affectionate, teeming new clan, Marina also is forced to reconcile with the past, negotiating her idealized memories of her parents and difficult truths that have been long buried.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
More than half a billion years ago, strange worms and mollusks teemed in the shallow waters that covered where the Grand Canyon is today.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teem
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While the football program, which will move up to Class 5A for the next two-year cycle that starts in 2026, has established itself as a perennial playoff team under Startzer, other Nighthawks programs have also burst onto the scene.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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Hagan’s initial shot on a corner was deflected to the left wing, and Cusack bursted to the loose ball to flick it in.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Its small black-and-white screen was often blurry, sometimes blank and buzzing, the programming sporadic or lame.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, endless construction, the Siegels’ lavish (but tacky) lifestyle and their chaotic family life buzz in the background.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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If confusion abounds on whether Hatchie is an artist or an act, Pilbeam is happy to clear it up.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
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Inconsistencies abound on all sides of this tale.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Swain agreed and boarded the red-eye to Heathrow toting a bulging roller suitcase packed full of financials.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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Suddenly 10 more heads surfaced, every bulging eye on us.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, the penalty kill is also humming at a rate unseen in Denver for a long time.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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Their offense is humming (averaging nearly 36 points per game), the offensive line continues to perform at a high level, allowing very few sacks, and the defense has been feeding off momentum with key plays in recent outings.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Teem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teem. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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