rife with

phrase

: 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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Having left their farm and loved ones behind, Laura describes the Ingalls’ near 800-mile journey West as one rife with excitement and new delights. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 July 2026 And the nutrition supplement market is notoriously rife with overblown claims and false advertising. Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 7 July 2026 Their exchange is rife with tension built from years of resentment and fear, not to mention the fact that Alicent is now Rhaenyra’s prisoner. Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026 In fact, the active travel industry is rife with real life stories of couples or solo travelers who met on a cycling or hiking trip and continued to schedule more such trips together for years. Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for rife with

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“Rife with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rife%20with. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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