How to Use profusion in a Sentence
profusion
noun- The flowers grow in profusion.
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Box hedges, fine old treed, smooth lawns, and a profusion of flowers soothe the eye.
—Lucy Yeomans, House Beautiful, 10 June 2021
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The sun beat down on her and on the profusion of wildflowers in the yards.
—Jeffrey Gettleman Finbarr O’Reilly, New York Times, 3 July 2023
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The trust gap has a lengthy history and a profusion of roots.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 4 Oct. 2025
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And in between the mammals is an even denser profusion of bird life.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
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Poppies and lupines grow in profusion on the banks above the water.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 3 Feb. 2023
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Kroger has a profusion of beautiful, fresh blooms to choose from.
—For Kroger, The Courier-Journal, 10 May 2018
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Now there was only one flower left, but it had been joined by a profusion of something else.
—Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2019
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The orchard was filled with a profusion of ripe fruit in shades from golden-green to pinkish red.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
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The rage for hands led to a profusion of glass cake stands, chalk ware glasses, and marble trays formed to look like body parts.
—Lauren Mechling, Town & Country, 5 Mar. 2022
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Amid the profusion of plants, Fish found ways to make each part of the garden feel like a distinct space.
—Teresa Woodard, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2025
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The result was a profusion of rooms started by and filled with people of color.
—Steven Levy, Wired, 17 Mar. 2021
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When the tulips fade, they’re replaced with profusion zinnias and marigolds, among other things.
—Tim Woodward, idahostatesman, 18 May 2018
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The coronavirus era has seen a profusion of protest movements.
—Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2020
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The front of the stage was draped with ivy and smilax and a profusion of flowers addend much to the scenic effect.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2022
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Perhaps the most prominent feature of the town, though, is a profusion of shrines.
—Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
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Best of all, this profusion of Good Juice isn’t limited to bars alone.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 26 Oct. 2022
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This classic favorite offers a profusion of white flowers in the spring.
—Arricca Sansone, Country Living, 24 June 2022
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The compound’s name is a nod to the profusion of women and female animals on site.
—Katie Kiefner, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2021
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She was put off by changes in the industry such as the profusion of video-only auditions.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
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You'll be rewarded with a profusion of flowers in late summer.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
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Her long yellow dress nearly touched the ground, and high above her profusion of silky blond curls floated an umbrella.
—Tove Ditlevsen, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2021
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One is the rise of commercial spaceflight and its profusion of rockets and satellites.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 23 Aug. 2022
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Cohen's statement was silent on the file-purging requirements and the profusion of file types.
—Bethany Barnes, OregonLive.com, 14 May 2018
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Billions of people around the world now take for granted the profusion of news access to anywhere on earth, at any time of day or night.
—Michael J. Socolow, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
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Small roots will form, but the real payoff is the profusion of new leafy greens, which taste like a cross between parsley and carrots.
—Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
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In April and May, Peppe tells me, these fields are a profusion of wildflowers.
—Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2022
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Instead, the 160-square-meter space is filled with a fecund profusion of leafy greens.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2018
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These bushy 12- to 14-inch plants bear a profusion of single blooms in white, apricot, pink, or rose.
—The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 2 June 2016
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There’s a tension between the fairy tale’s tellers (of which there are a profusion) and the fairy tale’s main characters.
—Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
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