as in plentiful
being more than enough without being excessive
there will be food and drink aplenty, so please come
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as in plentifully
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Recent Examples of aplenty
Michael Loré, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
With options aplenty, narrowing it down is no easy feat.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2025
There aren’t many starting jobs that are truly up for grabs, though there are roles aplenty to battle for at the skill positions.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
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Adjective
With nightly concerts, food trucks and activities aplenty, the Kaulig Companies Championship is more like an annual county fair in Northeast Ohio than golf tournament.
—Michael Loré, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
With options aplenty, narrowing it down is no easy feat.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
Adverb
The Dallas Cowboys have only been on-site at the Staybridge Suites River Ridge complex for the team’s annual training camp in Southern California for a little over 48 hours, but the fireworks and headlines have been aplenty.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2025
There aren’t many starting jobs that are truly up for grabs, though there are roles aplenty to battle for at the skill positions.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aplenty
Adjective
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Hotels and condominium resorts are plentiful in Puerto Peñasco's tourist areas such as Sandy Beach, Playa Bonita and Playa Hermosa.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Activities are plentiful here including a stunning golf course.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The bear was relocated to a safe, wooded area with ample food and water after no lacerations or additional injuries were noted, the DNR said.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Grow in Zones 3-10, and give them ample sunlight, an inch of water each week, and loose, well-draining soil.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the most generous sense, that is what Palantir’s data analytics tools do: Allow users — mostly military and government agencies, but also private-sector companies — to better visualize large datasets.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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For most publishers, the grants are not generous enough to sustain an entire catalog, especially when compared to how tedious and time-consuming the application process is.—
Elizabeth Kaye Cook
August 6,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Aplenty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aplenty. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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