Definition of aplenty
: being in plenty or abundance —used postpositively money aplenty for all their needs
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The dead and their monuments—to the ordinary and the famous, in cemeteries and on town greens and in city squares—along with the lilacs and roses aplenty were together useful to the politics of memory as well as policy.
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Amenities aplentyFairway Ranch will dedicate 46 acres for future parkland development, the city’s first park.
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Authors aplentyA record number of local writers were booked this year for the Barrington Area Library's annual Local Author Fair.
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Amenities aplenty Fairway Ranch will dedicate 46 acres for future parkland development, the city’s first park.
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Marshawn Lynch participated in the team’s offseason workout program and pictures aplenty were snapped.
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And of course, there were roasts aplenty, and not just of Washington’s current crop of politicians — Bee gleefully dunked on presidents past, going as far back as Woodrow Wilson.
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In Class 5A, the aces are aplenty, with the advantage going to teams with more than one shutdown arm — a versatility that’s key when playing multiple elimination games on one day during the district and state tournaments.
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There were missed targets and missed opportunities aplenty while Pella, not looking the least bit overawed, was often the more athletic and spectacular shot maker on the court in the first two sets.
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First Known Use of aplenty
1830
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Definition of aplenty
1 : in abundance : plentifully
2 : very much : extremely scared aplenty
First Known Use of aplenty
1846
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: in a large number or amount
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