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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After a press tour rife with rumors of behind-the-scenes issues between the two, Baldoni and Lively filed lawsuits against each other.
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
Trump has long portrayed Social Security as a system rife with waste and fraud, publicly promoting efforts to streamline its administration.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
In a city rife with food trucks and mobile kitchens with expansive menus, Vanderlinden is a rarity: the old-school hot dog vendor.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2025
By building trust through ethos, connecting emotionally via pathos or persuading with logical arguments, Aristotle’s principles remain useful and applicable even today for impactful, authentic communication in an era rife with misinformation and piracy.
—Deepa Nagraj, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
Trump has long portrayed Social Security as a system rife with waste and fraud, publicly promoting efforts to streamline its administration.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
In a city rife with food trucks and mobile kitchens with expansive menus, Vanderlinden is a rarity: the old-school hot dog vendor.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2025
By building trust through ethos, connecting emotionally via pathos or persuading with logical arguments, Aristotle’s principles remain useful and applicable even today for impactful, authentic communication in an era rife with misinformation and piracy.
—Deepa Nagraj, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Rife with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rife%20with. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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