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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The tournament was rife with drama, from Bryson DeChambeau's penalty to Cameron Young's Sunday charge that nearly forced a playoff, concluding a memorable major season. Jeff Hartman, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 No one told me this area could be rife with temblor activity. Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 But baseball is rife with parallels between talented players present and past, and Gant might be Rose’s perfect facsimile. Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026 The Greek myths are rife with petty and meddlesome deities squabbling, playing favorites, punishing harshly, and otherwise wreaking havoc on the lives of mortal men. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 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 28 Jul. 2026.

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