ABOUNDED Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

abounded

verb

past tense of abound

as in buzzed

to be copiously supplied a city that abounds with art museums and private galleries

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Recent Examples of abounded Sequels, spin-offs, and remakes abounded, many of them starring Lam Ching-ying, who played the Taoist priest in Lau’s original. — Katie Rife, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026 Lyle Ashton Harris’s performance on the roof of the Aspen Art Museum later that night, however, abounded with flow, to emotionally eviscerating effect. — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Rumors of a possible rift had abounded after the scandal, but the two continued to present a united front at family events. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Aug. 2026 The interviewer visibly panicked, and fans all over social media went bananas — jokes about Lacy’s impending assassination at the hands of Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige abounded. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026 Speculation abounded online about a conspiracy to return Messi to the final. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 16 July 2026 Individual errors and legacy-challenging performances abounded throughout a 4-1 loss to Belgium in the Round of 16 that leaves the USMNT in a sad and strange position coming out of the 2026 World Cup on home soil. — Nbc News, NBC news, 7 July 2026 Skepticism abounded among allies, officials, and executives over the details and durability of the US truce with Iran. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 16 June 2026 Furthermore, the beginning of the Big Bang might have abounded with additional, high-energy particles that can’t form in our current, low-energy universe and aren’t part of the Standard Model. — Quanta Magazine, 15 June 2026

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Solitary bees buzzed through the purple flowers of the California aster.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
In the now-notorious moment, Rock, 61, made a joke directed at Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s buzzed haircut.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of buzzed

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The Briton burst onto the scene last season, and already has 19 professional wins — his Vuelta debut has been much anticipated as Visma search for Van Aert’s long-term replacement.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Pritzker celebrated the groundbreaking of several new data centers in Illinois before AI significantly burst onto the scene, including the opening of Meta’s data center in DeKalb in November 2023.

— Ben Szalinski, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

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Sitting with her children in a carriage during the parade and later appearing on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, the princess wore nodded to her late mother-in-law Princess Diana's 1987 Easter outfit in a pale blue ensemble and wide-brimmed hat by Catherine Walker.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 15 June 2026
Conversations between the two often brimmed with lessons on life, which Honda carries close to heart.

— Julius Miller Follow, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026

Definition of brimmed

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His Chiefs teammates came on the field and swarmed Butker, whose initial reaction was to play it cool.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026
Beyond being used to stalk innocent people, the cameras have also swarmed random individuals with over-the-top police responses, including a journalist.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of swarmed

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Cristian Maturana, a doctor at Quibdo’s only public hospital, said that after the earthquake hit, the emergency room overflowed with patients with broken bones and other injuries.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Every bag the dancers carried into rehearsal — from Trader Joe’s totes to a Target shopper — overflowed with layer upon layer of real ballet core, each piece serving a purpose for that dancer’s practice, but also expressing something more personal.

— Claire Salinda, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

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