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Recent Examples of abounded
Other more doc-style moments digress to explore the family’s history, which stretches all the way back to when Guinea-Bissau was a Portuguese colony and slavery abounded.
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
Iranian media abounded with debates among economists and market analysts, weighing the costs and benefits of the reforms.
—Davood Moradian, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Excitement abounded at the summit at the possibility of turning data centers from water guzzlers into self- or semi-sufficient water producers.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Rumors abounded about where Fossett went into hiding Frank Fossett was gone but hardly forgotten.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026
Speculation has abounded online that two of the moms included in said group are Mandy Moore and Hilary Duff, which French’s reps have denied, of course.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
At first, worry abounded over whether the county could afford purchasing the land.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
That shift was especially apparent on the runways, where grandpa shoes abounded.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2025
Path to politics Kimberly Owens grew up in a working-class family where political discourse abounded, even if politics itself didn’t feel accessible.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025
Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
Iranian media abounded with debates among economists and market analysts, weighing the costs and benefits of the reforms.
—Davood Moradian, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Excitement abounded at the summit at the possibility of turning data centers from water guzzlers into self- or semi-sufficient water producers.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Rumors abounded about where Fossett went into hiding Frank Fossett was gone but hardly forgotten.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026
Speculation has abounded online that two of the moms included in said group are Mandy Moore and Hilary Duff, which French’s reps have denied, of course.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
At first, worry abounded over whether the county could afford purchasing the land.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
That shift was especially apparent on the runways, where grandpa shoes abounded.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2025
Path to politics Kimberly Owens grew up in a working-class family where political discourse abounded, even if politics itself didn’t feel accessible.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abounded
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On a chilly Austin morning, downtown buzzed with excitement earlier than usual for a Sunday.—
Aaron E Martinez,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Feb. 2026
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Two drones buzzed overhead, and a chopper was up.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Others expel water from their cells to prevent the freeze-thaw cycle from bursting cell walls.—
Alex Kuffner,
The Providence Journal,
14 Feb. 2026
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After the penstock burst Friday, a technical rescue team from the Cal Fire Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit was called to the powerhouse, which is located below Lake Francis about 4½ miles from New Bullards Bar Reservoir and 2½ miles from Dobbins.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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The surrounding metropolitan area has similarly bulged.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Even pre-Covid, his pockets bulged with hand sanitizer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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The nondescript industrial buildings once hummed away largely behind the scenes, powering the various facets of our online lives.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The laser-cutting machine hummed with life.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Jan. 2026
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In Stubb’s Cave, strangler-fig roots teemed from ceiling apertures.—
Henry Wismayer,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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Bad Bunny’s halftime performance at Super Bowl LX served as a robust celebration of culture that brimmed with symbolism and celebrity cameos.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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At the time the Academy West Investments affiliate bought University Park, which is two blocks from the UC Berkeley campus, the then-owners brimmed with confidence that the property offered plenty of upside.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Ajsac Sirin was sitting on a metal tree guard outside the store when Lavel Boddie, Fritzgens Delia and two other men still on the loose swarmed him, according to a criminal complaint.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
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And so many people swarmed those events that Ellis developed the idea of a conference.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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Despite the internet shutdown, footage of many horrifying scenes began to emerge, including images of a makeshift morgue set up outside the Legal Medicine Organization (a state forensic institute) in Kahrizak, near Tehran, after the facility’s morgue overflowed with bodies.—
Hamid Kashani,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2026
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First, popovers larger than life that overflowed the bread plate.—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
9 Jan. 2026
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