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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 abounding
Verb
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 The show was a no-filler hour and a half, with high-energy hits abounding and the audience at a near-constant state of singing along. Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abounding
Adjective
  • Ride-sharing services like Uber and taxis are abundant in Palma, but become unreliable at the farther reaches of the island.
    Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The team is exploring its use in sodium-ion batteries, an alternative to lithium-ion technology because sodium is more abundant.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When a jacket was paired with a skirt, either slim and pencil-shaped or bursting in ballerina tulle, it was always belted and worn with statement shoes.
    Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Readers are always requesting more weeknight dinners that are easy to pull together and bursting with flavor.
    Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Streamline applications with pre-filled forms, especially to support internal mobility where workloads are high or digital access is limited.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The ballroom is still buzzing as Dancing With the Stars Season 34 heads into Week 5, and the competition is heating up.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Fans were buzzing from the first show in Switzerland.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Many of the activists who most recently fought to keep the park support housing development, but Smith said the project will ultimately do a disservice to students and other neighborhood residents who are losing an important open space in a crowded urban environment.
    Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • His analytical discipline transforms vision into velocity and gives the company its edge in an increasingly crowded marketplace.
    Sara Smith, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The movie, which runs two hours and forty-one minutes, is stuffed with fast-moving, complicated action and intricate dialogue, and the editing intercuts quickly among its teeming array of places, events, and characters.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
  • These technologies are revolutionizing humanity’s ability to catalog Earth’s species, which are estimated to number 8 million—though perhaps far, far more—by illuminating the teeming life that so often eludes human observation.
    Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Rumors have been rife for quite some time now, but finally, the company has confirmed that production has started for its muscle cruiser.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2025
  • And finally… Frustration at Sheffield United is rife; immeasurable, almost.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Open seven days a week, the lively market invites you to explore stalls brimming with fresh produce, organic meats, fresh flowers, and unique artisan wares, like jewelry, pottery, and birdhouses.
    Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The entire stadium was brimming with enthusiasm of Cowboys and certainly late in the game.
    Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Abounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abounding. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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