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Recent Examples of abounds
Spend the weekend lounging on Siesta Beach, paddleboarding or kayaking at Turtle Beach, and snorkeling at the Point of Rocks reef, where colorful marine life abounds.
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Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026
The Banijay–All3Media mega-merger won’t complete for months but speculation abounds that Banijay remains interested in ITV Studios, which will soon split from ITV if the network sells to Sky.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
Impish courage abounds as the Moon dances with Uranus in your 5th House of Leisure, pouring inspiration into your mind.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
The North Side abounds in these anomalies, including Clark Street, Broadway and Lincoln, Milwaukee, Elston and Clybourn avenues.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
The understated quality of the dining landscape means that greatness abounds.
—Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Feb. 2026
Nerdy scholars, tortuous tenure tracks and college campus rivalry abounds.
—Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
Each tale abounds with existential questions and turns the familiar eerie.
—Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
Evidence abounds that public schools are in decline, both in outcomes and student enrollment.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2026
Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026
The Banijay–All3Media mega-merger won’t complete for months but speculation abounds that Banijay remains interested in ITV Studios, which will soon split from ITV if the network sells to Sky.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
Impish courage abounds as the Moon dances with Uranus in your 5th House of Leisure, pouring inspiration into your mind.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
The North Side abounds in these anomalies, including Clark Street, Broadway and Lincoln, Milwaukee, Elston and Clybourn avenues.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
The understated quality of the dining landscape means that greatness abounds.
—Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Feb. 2026
Nerdy scholars, tortuous tenure tracks and college campus rivalry abounds.
—Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
Each tale abounds with existential questions and turns the familiar eerie.
—Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
Evidence abounds that public schools are in decline, both in outcomes and student enrollment.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abounds
Verb
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The 60-year immigration bubble finally bursts.—
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FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Once a cushioned conduit to the other side, the casket now bursts with the wisdom of a life lived outside the box.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For better and worse, the energy that once belonged to the cineplex now buzzes on our small screens, with all of the industry consequences that that entails.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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When Cana reaches capacity, the dining room buzzes with energy.—
Elazar Sontag,
Washington Post,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The group hums in agreement, offering dispatches from their own lives about thorny friendships.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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One of Florida’s largest first-magnitude springs, Rainbow Springs anchors a 1,470-acre park that now hums with kayaks gliding over eelgrass, snorkelers drifting above schools of fish, and tubers laughing downstream on summer afternoons.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Abounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abounds. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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