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Recent Examples of abounded
Top secret conversations about movement strategies and tactics abounded over plates of Gilmore’s food.
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Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Praise abounded for the 36-year-old, with three fellow veterans commending Rojas not just for his play, but also for his demeanor.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Stories of Canadians trying to sell their vacation properties in Florida abounded.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Similar stories abounded throughout the eastern mountain regions, so interest in restoring the iconic tree rose during the post-war 1950s.
—Eric J. Wallace, Outside, 24 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
Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Praise abounded for the 36-year-old, with three fellow veterans commending Rojas not just for his play, but also for his demeanor.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Stories of Canadians trying to sell their vacation properties in Florida abounded.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Similar stories abounded throughout the eastern mountain regions, so interest in restoring the iconic tree rose during the post-war 1950s.
—Eric J. Wallace, Outside, 24 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abounded
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Sephora‘s Dubai Mall flagship has long been buzzed about by brands as being the productive location in the world, underscoring the region’s exceptional consumer appetite for premium beauty products.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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How Coffee Keeps You Alert Your morning cup of coffee can leave you feeling pretty buzzed.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
7 Nov. 2025
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While the football program, which will move up to Class 5A for the next two-year cycle that starts in 2026, has established itself as a perennial playoff team under Startzer, other Nighthawks programs have also burst onto the scene.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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Hagan’s initial shot on a corner was deflected to the left wing, and Cusack bursted to the loose ball to flick it in.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Many rank-and-file enlistees were also recent immigrants, and patriot regiments hummed with a cacophony of different tongues, accents, and dialects throughout the war.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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On the way out, as a staffer closed down the merch stand and the lobby bars’ slushy machines quietly hummed, Donegan brought up the lyric about caviar dreams.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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So far, the year has brimmed with new milestones.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
23 Oct. 2025
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Wind chimes rang out in the back yard, which brimmed with pointy succulents, low-lying shrubs, and a few small trees.—
Ingfei Chen,
New Yorker,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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About 27 swarmed the dishwashing area, landing on clean and sanitized dishes.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Although they were once swarmed by fans and paparazzi at every turn, the actors have had a more relaxed relationship with the media in recent years.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The mayor of Petit-Goâve, a coastal town in southern Haiti, said dozens of homes collapsed after a river overflowed its banks, leaving residents trapped under debris.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Water from a creek that ran alongside the church's two-story building overflowed and poured into the first-floor sanctuary.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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