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Recent Examples of abound
Chemistry does not necessarily abound, apart from Hunt and Ellis, but permutations certainly do.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 2 June 2026
Thriving downtowns abound across the region in places like Mountain View, Los Gatos, Morgan Hill, Fremont, San Leandro and the Tri-Valley.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Layoffs abound, with many companies directly stating that the reason is to either reap AI efficiencies or reallocate resources for AI buildouts.
—Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
This logic reaches its natural conclusion in the work of Edgar Allan Poe, in which necrophiliac imagery abounds.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
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Alison Herman, Variety, 2 June 2026
Thriving downtowns abound across the region in places like Mountain View, Los Gatos, Morgan Hill, Fremont, San Leandro and the Tri-Valley.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Layoffs abound, with many companies directly stating that the reason is to either reap AI efficiencies or reallocate resources for AI buildouts.
—Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
This logic reaches its natural conclusion in the work of Edgar Allan Poe, in which necrophiliac imagery abounds.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abound
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The band whipping through Connecticut this week that really can’t be said to have burst from a large previously existing musical genre.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2026
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Nearly three decades after Lara first burst onto screens, Legacy of Atlantis aims to honor the spirit of the original adventure while expanding the character for modern audiences.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
6 June 2026
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In February, Axios reported that insiders were already buzzing with questions of a potential campaign following Krasner's third-term DA election and anti-Trump demeanor.—
Kaitlyn McCormick,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Two drones buzzed overhead, filming the players wearing the latest biotech on the pristine field below.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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Americans wanted to forget about that massive war, get on with making money, get on with dealing with these teeming cities now full of immigrants.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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In the Diamantina zone, all five of the whale falls the scientists found were in the later stages of being consumed, with the bones fully exposed and host to teeming microbial communities.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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And, soon, the OCFA crew learns that one of three storage tanks at the plant — one that contains the chemical methyl methacrylate, or MMA — is bulging.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
2 June 2026
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The top of my head had been level with the bulging briefcase the girl had tucked under her arm.—
Annie Ernaux,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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“Abound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abound. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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