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Recent Examples of abound
Among the stops will be Kodiak Island, where bears and puffin colonies abound; Juneau, the capital; and Ketchikan, a popular spot for cruise ships.
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Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
Indeed, surrealist design motifs abound throughout this top-floor jewel box, which is home to a collector couple and their many artworks.
—Fanny Guénon Des Mesnards, Architectural Digest, 12 May 2026
Essays, and histories, and memories all abound.
—Julia Hass, Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Geopolitical uncertainty abounds, and with rising inflation, no one's quite sure what move the Federal Reserve will make next.
—Aly J Yale, CBS News, 11 May 2026
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Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
Indeed, surrealist design motifs abound throughout this top-floor jewel box, which is home to a collector couple and their many artworks.
—Fanny Guénon Des Mesnards, Architectural Digest, 12 May 2026
Essays, and histories, and memories all abound.
—Julia Hass, Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Geopolitical uncertainty abounds, and with rising inflation, no one's quite sure what move the Federal Reserve will make next.
—Aly J Yale, CBS News, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abound
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But among the regular assortment of items that would burst the seams of your bank account or your apartment’s square footage, this year’s design week featured all sorts of small, excellent objects, and many of them were even affordable.—
Anthony Paletta,
Curbed,
23 May 2026
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Their easy, hedonic seductiveness emerges, too, via Yuskavage’s lush, rounded, fleshy brushstrokes (a different sort of stroke material, for the patriarchy or for anyone else), which render everything from boobs to bellies to nipples smooth and swollen, like a succulent fruit fixing to burst.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
23 May 2026
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If outdoor dining is being ruined by buzzing pests, the Gootop bug zapper may be the easiest way to reclaim your outdoor space (and your cheeseburger)!—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
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Though Madden’s extension type has yet to be confirmed, the wider beauty world has been buzzing about K-tips, otherwise known as Keratin tips.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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With virtually no set other than some boxes and platforms that get pushed onstage so that various authority figures can tower over the teeming masses, there’s plenty of room to dance.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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To accept that there will always be creatures teeming nearby, some of them agonizing, expelled from their days.—
María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
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The tank in greatest crisis was already bulging on Thursday.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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Her stomach bulged beneath her I ❤ FLORIDA boatneck and her face was round and waxy-pale.—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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“Abound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abound. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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