as in abundant
possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified
a city abounding with inviting parks it's a new field abounding in job opportunities
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Recent Examples of abounding
Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
For all the tactical eruditeness and abounding energy, Bologna were their own worst enemies.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Researchers have highlighted how many white-collar industries have been hit with an epidemic of ‘workslop’, with unauthorized AI use abounding in industries like IT and professional services in particular.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 15 Mar. 2026
Most Big Tech companies have reported this earnings season — with market jitters abounding — but the world's most valuable company is still to come.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
Along with the small-town cliche of secrets abounding, there are fresh touches that add whimsy to this story of two families entwined through times of peace and war.
—The Know, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
Zhao’s first three features were steeped in documentary realism, shot with a sturdy, windswept lyricism and abounding in nonprofessional actors.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025
On the far right side, a giant elliptical galaxy appears to have a stream that connects it to a group of galaxies that exhibit spiral and disk-like features, with stellar streams abounding in that galaxy group or cluster.
—Big Think, 4 Nov. 2025
The pieces extending the collection kept spotlighting the boldness of gold and playing with talismans centered on key themes of the brand, such as the evil eye symbol abounding on necklaces and minimal earrings and rings nodding to the shape of the snake.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
Just an hour outside of Charleston, South Carolina, and nestled along the Atlantic Coast, Kiawah Island sports all the telltale signs of the Lowcountry—Spanish moss swaying from live oak branches, heavy humidity hanging in the air, and winding estuaries abounding at every corner.
—Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
For all the tactical eruditeness and abounding energy, Bologna were their own worst enemies.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Researchers have highlighted how many white-collar industries have been hit with an epidemic of ‘workslop’, with unauthorized AI use abounding in industries like IT and professional services in particular.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 15 Mar. 2026
Most Big Tech companies have reported this earnings season — with market jitters abounding — but the world's most valuable company is still to come.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
Along with the small-town cliche of secrets abounding, there are fresh touches that add whimsy to this story of two families entwined through times of peace and war.
—The Know, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
Zhao’s first three features were steeped in documentary realism, shot with a sturdy, windswept lyricism and abounding in nonprofessional actors.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025
On the far right side, a giant elliptical galaxy appears to have a stream that connects it to a group of galaxies that exhibit spiral and disk-like features, with stellar streams abounding in that galaxy group or cluster.
—Big Think, 4 Nov. 2025
The pieces extending the collection kept spotlighting the boldness of gold and playing with talismans centered on key themes of the brand, such as the evil eye symbol abounding on necklaces and minimal earrings and rings nodding to the shape of the snake.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abounding
Adjective
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In between, Altman either worked in television or for now-defunct independent operations like Cinecom, United Artists Classics, Cannon, and New World Pictures, distributors rarely in a position to give his films wide releases, abundant advertising, or substantial resources during shooting.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
1 May 2026
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The telltale signature of abundant dust lies within the galaxy’s continuum of ultraviolet light, which has a relatively flat slope as a result of absorption from the dust.—
Jenna Ahart,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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My heart is bursting with gratitude.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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This encourages new growth and results in lilacs which appear fuller, bursting with color from the inside out.—
Emily Leahy,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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The Wall Street Journal featured Reese alongside WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson on its magazine cover, even after Caitlin Clark broke numerous records, filled arenas, and set new marks for WNBA broadcasts.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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The new system allows citations to be transmitted electronically and enter the court records system pre-filled.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In northern Virginia’s Loudoun County, the buzzing-windowless-behemoth capital of the world, every dollar in services provided to data centers returns twenty-six dollars in revenue, and that has allowed the county to lower its real-property taxes every year for the past decade.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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On Wednesday, three pins were available for the buzzing audience, including one with a rainbow heart emblazoned with the words City of Boise.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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In the gubernatorial primary in Wisconsin, Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist whose campaign message centers her experience as a single mother, is currently a narrow front-runner in a crowded field.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Notably, voters will winnow a crowded field of candidates for governor down to two.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
Verb
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With virtually no set other than some boxes and platforms that get pushed onstage so that various authority figures can tower over the teeming masses, there’s plenty of room to dance.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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To accept that there will always be creatures teeming nearby, some of them agonizing, expelled from their days.—
María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Even pro-war Telegram channels inside Russia have been rife with such theories and predictions.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Skepticism was rife, and CNN barely scraped along in its early years.—
Rodney Ho,
AJC.com,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Cornish pasties brimming with ground beef and potatoes.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park is brimming with wildlife, forests, hiking trails, streams, and wildflowers.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2026
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“Abounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abounding. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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