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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The series is rife with history, however, and USC is 13-10-1 against Ohio State.
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Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Another hotel rife with Old Hollywood history, the Sunset Tower is an Art Deco monument standing sentinel over the Sunset Strip.
—Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026
Literature is rife with memoirs and works of autofiction about ravening English teachers, accounts of mentors who allegedly groomed vulnerable girls with writing and manipulated their own words.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
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Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Another hotel rife with Old Hollywood history, the Sunset Tower is an Art Deco monument standing sentinel over the Sunset Strip.
—Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026
Literature is rife with memoirs and works of autofiction about ravening English teachers, accounts of mentors who allegedly groomed vulnerable girls with writing and manipulated their own words.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent product launches are rife with smoking symbolism, both blatant and subtle, intentional and seemingly not.
—Gabriella Onessimo, Allure, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Rife with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rife%20with. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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