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Recent Examples of aboundedBig hits, net-front scrums and cross-checks abounded.—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025 Still, buzz abounded, particularly around the season’s wave of designer debuts.—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025 To Danielson’s point about spreading the wealth offensively, 10 different receivers hauled in passes from Madsen, and highlights abounded for the 10th straight sellout crowd at Albertsons Stadium (32,904).—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 28 Sep. 2025 While Cardi’s position in the rap game was hardly questioned in earnest, questions abounded.—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025 Comparisons abounded to Mussolini’s Italy, Pinochet’s Chile, and Hitler’s Germany.—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 However, rumours abounded on the social networks earlier in the day that Torres had threatened to quit the jury over Payne’s refusal to award The Voice of Hind Rajab the Golden Lion.—Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025 Over Labor Day weekend, internet rumors abounded over the president's health.—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025 Allegations of censorship quickly abounded on social media, forcing TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey to promptly reinstate the film’s invitation in a complete course reversal within 24 hours.—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
With 39 seconds left and the ball on the Chargers’ 41-yard line, the Dolphins’ defensive front swarmed Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert for what looked like a sack.
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Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
On defense, Vanderbilt has swarmed opposing backfields, as five players have at least four tackles for loss.
The table overflowed with flavors that felt like home.
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Essence,
Essence,
18 Oct. 2025
During the last government shutdown, which went on for more than a month between December 2018 and January 2019, national parks were vandalized and trash and human waste overflowed.
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