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Definition of abound
intransitive verb
1 : to be present in large numbers or in great quantity : to be prevalent a business in which opportunities abound errors and inconsistencies abound
2 : to be copiously supplied —used with in or with life abounded in mysteries — Norman Mailer institutions abound with evidence of his success — Johns Hopkins Magazine
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Examples of abound in a Sentence
They live in a region where oil abounds.
a city that abounds with art museums and private galleries
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But at this festival on the edge of downtown Louisville, bridges abound.
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Music festivals abound as well, from classical to folk.
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But this being Jared Kushner, whose hyperbolic West Wing portfolio includes everything from stemming the opioid crisis to modernizing government I.T., other opportunities abound.
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But this being Jared Kushner, whose hyperbolic West Wing portfolio includes everything from stemming the opioid crisis to modernizing government I.T., other opportunities abound.
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Stories abound of its rigid approach to compliance enforcement.
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Future college stars abound among the group with signees and commitments from the SEC to ACC, Big 12 and more.
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Though impressive performers abounded in Sarasota, Jacobs had no shortage of role models in her own family.
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The Handmaid's Tale, starring Elisabeth Moss, takes place in Gilead, a futuristic world in which fertility issues abound and women's rights are a thing of the past.
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