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Recent Examples of abound
Though the Riverfront stage has the largest capacity and often, as a result, the biggest acts, talent was abound at virtually every other free stage at the festival.
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Chris Barilla, People.com, 10 June 2025
The play examines this fallout, and the tensions that follow, through a group of steel tubing workers gathering in a local watering hole where conflicts abound amid the rampant loss of identity and career, much of the conflicts falling along racial lines.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 9 June 2025
This is a sentiment that abounds throughout this proud city of immigrants, where many with friends or neighbors who are undocumented feel sorrow to see the violence and destruction.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
The bus stopped near the Iraqi border, where watchtowers loomed on hills and armed border patrol abounded.
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 10 June 2025
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Chris Barilla, People.com, 10 June 2025
The play examines this fallout, and the tensions that follow, through a group of steel tubing workers gathering in a local watering hole where conflicts abound amid the rampant loss of identity and career, much of the conflicts falling along racial lines.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 9 June 2025
This is a sentiment that abounds throughout this proud city of immigrants, where many with friends or neighbors who are undocumented feel sorrow to see the violence and destruction.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
The bus stopped near the Iraqi border, where watchtowers loomed on hills and armed border patrol abounded.
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abound
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Fort Erie bursts with American tourists in the summertime, but today is empty on a gray May morning.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
19 June 2025
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France’s Nolan Traoré, who burst onto the international scene after sparkling at the 2024 Hoop Summit, was thought of as a potential high lottery pick this time last year, but an inconsistent season playing for Saint-Quentin in France’s LNB Pro A League has slowed his roll.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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This famous old cricketing arena was buzzing with anticipation at the first sight in this series of the biggest danger to England’s hopes and the biggest box office attraction of five Tests in the next six weeks.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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From ice cream parties to game nights, organized social events are one of the hottest trends in the hospitality industry right now, and our Southern hearts couldn’t be happier to see hotel lobbies buzzing and more people talking to… gasp.. strangers!—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
19 June 2025
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The island is also teeming in both wildlife and lore—9,000 years’ worth, to be exact.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
20 June 2025
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In a large, white Igloo cooler, the gobies teemed in one corner, blending into rocks and sand that lined the bottom.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
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In every photo, Tater's eyes bulged with what can only be described as pure joy.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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Originally misdiagnosed with a bulging disk, a surgeon discovered a spinal fracture during McQueen’s time off this season, and got him on a proper healing regimen.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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“Abound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abound. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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