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teeming

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verb

present participle of teem
as in bursting
to be copiously supplied the area teems with entrepreneurs hoping to hit upon the next big thing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teeming
Verb
  • An intellectually dense film bursting with ideas, some of them contradictory, some troubling, all of them provocative.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2024
  • At one point Harry Maguire tried to inject urgency, bursting forward with the ball and urging Alejandro Garnacho and Diogo Dalot to run ahead.
    Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Polling has shown that Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a former Navy helicopter pilot who represents the state's 11th Congressional District, leads the crowded Democratic field, but the race could still be anyone’s to win.
    Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 10 June 2025
  • The warm-water experiences tend to be the most crowded, popular for their respiratory and joint pain relief.
    Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Verb
  • Street performers and buzzing crowds returned to Bourbon Street on Thursday after police reopened it hours before the Sugar Bowl, which was delayed a day and was expected to draw 70,000 fans to the nearby Superdome.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
  • From patient inquiries to administrative notifications, your inbox is probably constantly buzzing.
    Ajay Prasad, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Within the rock samples, researchers saw traces of a silver-gray metal about as rare as gold that was likely more abundant in Earth’s early building materials when the core developed about 4.5 billion years ago.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
  • Collagen is the most abundant protein in the human body, providing structure to skin, bones, muscles, and connective tissue.
    Sarah Garone, Health, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • These predictions highlight a year brimming with potential, as the industry continues to prove itself as an unstoppable force.
    Leeor Shimron, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The planet’s ancient ecosystem might have been brimming over with a richer assortment of plant life than scientists ever thought.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Miley Cyrus premiered her Something Beautiful visual album for a packed audience at New York’s Beacon Theatre as part of the 2025 Tribeca Festival.
    Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2025
  • The full-length leads during a packed frame of exciting new releases, as this Friday (June 6), includes drops from stars across genres — but none of them can quite compete with Wayne at the moment.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • The popularity of TikTok means that scams are rife, with fake giveaways, fake celebrity and influencer accounts, romance scams and more.
    Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
  • Rumors are also rife on Cottin’s imminent return to her role as top agent Andréa Martel for a final instalment of Call My Agent!.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • Within hours, social media was awash with dark jokes.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
  • At this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the industry was awash with buyers, sellers and festival heads chattering about how to come to grips with this new phase of technology that is increasingly encroaching on the traditional space.
    Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 4 June 2025
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“Teeming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teeming. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.

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