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abounding

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verb

present participle of abound
as in bursting
to be copiously supplied a city that abounds with art museums and private galleries

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abounding
Adjective
  • These cities are home to some of the best food, cultural attractions, and vibrant communities in the nation, but the Golden State delivers something even more rewarding for those who veer off the major freeways: small towns filled with abundant charm.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Data is an abundant resource, and entertainment entities collect valuable insights at every customer touchpoint.
    Ab Gaur, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • An intellectually dense film bursting with ideas, some of them contradictory, some troubling, all of them provocative.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2024
  • At one point Harry Maguire tried to inject urgency, bursting forward with the ball and urging Alejandro Garnacho and Diogo Dalot to run ahead.
    Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Street performers and buzzing crowds returned to Bourbon Street on Thursday after police reopened it hours before the Sugar Bowl, which was delayed a day and was expected to draw 70,000 fans to the nearby Superdome.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
  • From patient inquiries to administrative notifications, your inbox is probably constantly buzzing.
    Ajay Prasad, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • That history gives the band an edge—and credibility—in a crowded market.
    Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Unlike other tests that can take several minutes or require privacy to use, this method is fast and low-profile, perfect for crowded clubs, bars, or house parties.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Questions of transparency and independence have been rife over the past week after President Trump dismissed the chief of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following surprise and significant revisions to labor data reporting.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Speculation has been rife for years that Maxwell, former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, knows his deepest darkest secrets, including those relating to his rich and powerful friends.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Verb
  • These predictions highlight a year brimming with potential, as the industry continues to prove itself as an unstoppable force.
    Leeor Shimron, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The planet’s ancient ecosystem might have been brimming over with a richer assortment of plant life than scientists ever thought.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • This ignores the fact that few moviegoing experiences — massive spectacle included — are as rewarding as watching something funny in a packed theater filled with people laughing at the same time, but that unfortunately is the way things have gone.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
  • When Buffy actor Charisma Carpenter hosted a recent live taping for her new podcast, the packed event generated a waitlist and spawned adjacent Buffy meetups in New York—not to mention the fans paying $7 per month for premium podcast content.
    Sarah Whitmire, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Both women were beaming from the big screens and the fields of the south end of Grant Park were awash in flailing hands and fans snapping in the air.
    Jessi Roti, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
  • That our bodies are awash in other critters is not a new discovery.
    Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2025
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“Abounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abounding. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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