rife with
idiom
: 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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So, in a grocery store rife with options, which pure vanilla extract is the best for your baking?
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Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
Nylon’s widespread use, however, has proven to be rife with environmental damage like microplastic pollution and egregious emissions, as well as human health risks.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
The speculations are rife with staunch reason justifying why Tesla could embrace this big shift this month.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
Fans continue to point out that on algorithmic platforms such as TikTok, stories about straight white people falling in love are promoted above all others, and the community is also rife with plagiarism accusations.
—Rebecca Ackermann, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025
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Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
Nylon’s widespread use, however, has proven to be rife with environmental damage like microplastic pollution and egregious emissions, as well as human health risks.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
The speculations are rife with staunch reason justifying why Tesla could embrace this big shift this month.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
Fans continue to point out that on algorithmic platforms such as TikTok, stories about straight white people falling in love are promoted above all others, and the community is also rife with plagiarism accusations.
—Rebecca Ackermann, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Rife with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rife%20with. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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