rife with
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: having a large amount of (something bad or unpleasant) : full of (something bad or unpleasant)
The school was rife with rumors.
a history rife with scandal
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The music industry is a notoriously cutthroat business, rife with tales of backstabbing and skullduggery.
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Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 16 Dec. 2025
Those services, along with TikTok, YouTube and others, are increasingly rife with AI slop, which can often generate revenue with enough engagement.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
Like so many classic fairy tales, the original story is rife with misery and grisly violence, all of which Disney sanded down into something more palatable.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
In 2009, archaeologists discovered a mass grave at Ridgeway Hill in Dorset, England, a region previously rife with war between the 10th and 11th centuries.
—Outside, 10 Dec. 2025
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Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 16 Dec. 2025
Those services, along with TikTok, YouTube and others, are increasingly rife with AI slop, which can often generate revenue with enough engagement.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
Like so many classic fairy tales, the original story is rife with misery and grisly violence, all of which Disney sanded down into something more palatable.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
In 2009, archaeologists discovered a mass grave at Ridgeway Hill in Dorset, England, a region previously rife with war between the 10th and 11th centuries.
—Outside, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Rife with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rife%20with. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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