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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Rather than releasing a big update rife with changes, Google has shown a preference for rolling out features via the Play Store and Play Services to the entire Android ecosystem.
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ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
In a climate rife with conspiracy theories and baseless (and sometimes dangerous) social media trends, the line between true and false, substantiated and shady, can seem increasingly blurry—at least on the surface.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 26 June 2025
Press releases, rife with references to Sodom and biblical implications, appeared to be focused as much on titillation as on science.
—Mark Boslough, Scientific American, 25 June 2025
Instead of a fair-minded settlement of the dispute, the court has perpetuated an enterprise rife with hypocrisy and corruption, an outcome that avoids real consequences for the NCAA or a true reckoning with the past theft of services, or the future billions.
—Guy Lawson, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
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ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
In a climate rife with conspiracy theories and baseless (and sometimes dangerous) social media trends, the line between true and false, substantiated and shady, can seem increasingly blurry—at least on the surface.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 26 June 2025
Press releases, rife with references to Sodom and biblical implications, appeared to be focused as much on titillation as on science.
—Mark Boslough, Scientific American, 25 June 2025
Instead of a fair-minded settlement of the dispute, the court has perpetuated an enterprise rife with hypocrisy and corruption, an outcome that avoids real consequences for the NCAA or a true reckoning with the past theft of services, or the future billions.
—Guy Lawson, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
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“Rife with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rife%20with. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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