as in filled
possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified
oceans teeming with life
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Recent Examples of teeming
Mark Critchley, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
While connecting with her affectionate, teeming new clan, Marina also is forced to reconcile with the past, negotiating her idealized memories of her parents and difficult truths that have been long buried.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
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Rarely has a Premier League meeting in mid-September at Old Trafford felt like a single leg of a straight knock-out cup tie, the teeming rain and dark, heavy sky lending a midwinter feel to proceedings.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
While connecting with her affectionate, teeming new clan, Marina also is forced to reconcile with the past, negotiating her idealized memories of her parents and difficult truths that have been long buried.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teeming
Adjective
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Streamline applications with pre-filled forms, especially to support internal mobility where workloads are high or digital access is limited.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Prior to that bubble bursting, the price of gold sank because investors were notoriously over-optimistic about tech stocks.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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Henry shot right up the gut on a draw, bursting through the hole untouched and then easily leaving the Rams’ defense in the dust.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Ravenna offers a less crowded alternative to popular Italian destinations like Venice and Rome.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Forever remembered and loved In the crowded police conference room, love for Rylo filled the air.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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How this business could possibly be profitable for all parties wasn’t entirely clear at the event, but the Yang Gangers were buzzing about it.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Sep. 2025
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First opened in 1994 within the top 14 floors of Kenzo Tange’s Shinjuku Park Tower, Park Hyatt Tokyo quickly became the standard-bearer for luxury hotels in the buzzing metropolis over the next two decades.—
Yukari Sakamoto,
AFAR Media,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That's where water ice thought to be abundant in the region could be extracted and used for drinking, breathing and as a source of hydrogen and oxygen for rocket fuel.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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These animals, so rarely seen by humans, are actually some of the most abundant on the planet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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The discovery highlights a splendid location on Earth and, therefore, the importance of protecting the world’s wonders, brimming with natural history and insights into addressing climate change today.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
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The cowboy beans are as good as any in Texas, enrobed in a rich broth brimming with smoky beef shreds, and they’re definitely not burnt.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The push for safe injection sites comes on the heels of a packed City Council hearing on how Mass and Cass spillover is taxing neighborhoods earlier this month.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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Traveling can be stressful, with packed airports and constantly changing flights.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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RAKxa Jai, meanwhile, focuses on holistic wellness, with teams of staff offering a bulging book of treatments, including crystal healing, traditional Ayurvedic treatments and Marma Healing massage.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Saetbyol-4, which shares the Global Hawk's bulging fuselage design, is a reconnaissance aircraft while the Saetbyol-9, like the Reaper, is an attack drone.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Teeming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teeming. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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