: being in plenty or abundance
—used postpositively
- money aplenty for all their needs
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But on South Street Sunday, Easter was celebrated in a colorful, whimsical, bunny-ears-aplenty way.
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There are parades and celebrations aplenty for this auspicious occasion, all across the region.
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Wins were aplenty Friday night for many Harford County boys and girls basketball teams as the region playoffs got underway for nine boys teams and eight girls.
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Yes, the 22-year-old supermodel went for the au naturel look and although her underarms flashed onscreen only very quickly several times, screenshots aplenty have been taken and ignited a social media frenzy.
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Now solo artist Niall Horan reacted to a comment tweeted by Louis Tomlinson, and the fan reactions and GIFs were aplenty Sunday (Nov. 5).
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First Known Use of aplenty
1830
aplenty Synonyms
Synonyms
abundant, ample, bounteous, bountiful, comfortable, galore, generous, liberal, plenteous, plentiful, plenty;
Near Antonyms
deficient, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, wanting;
Related Words
extra, supernumerary, surplus;
abounding, blooming, overflowing, plump, replete, rich, rife, teeming, wealthy;
fat, fecund, fertile, fruitful, luxuriant, prodigal, prolific;
Phrases
all kinds of, thick on the ground;
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: in abundance : plentifully
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: very much : extremely
- scared aplenty
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Northern cardinals, Carolina chickadees and red-bellied woodpeckers will still flit aplenty through Charlotte neighborhoods.
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But there was political criticism aplenty, especially from Trump's own Republican Party.
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There’s pasta aplenty, from fettuccine Alfredo to pappardelle Bolognese with roasted kale to lasagna alla Norma with caponata and parsnip crema.
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Losing three in a row to end 2017 was sobering — and, players have said, provided motivation aplenty during offseason conditioning workouts.
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There weren't any fights this time, but there were skirmishes aplenty, an official needed to separate the squads after seemingly every other whistle as the contest wore on.
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But there was political criticism aplenty, especially from Trump’s own Republican Party.
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First Known Use of aplenty
1846
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