abounds

present tense third-person singular of abound
as in bursts
to be copiously supplied a city that abounds with art museums and private galleries

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Recent Examples of abounds The animal kingdom abounds with examples of fatherhood. Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 21 June 2026 Along with friendly locals and fun events like farmers markets and film festivals, outdoor adventure abounds in the form of boating, fishing, hiking, and cycling in Fort Worden Historical State Park. Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2026 Chases and weird extraterrestrial stuff abounds, leading to one of Spielberg's most gripping climaxes ever. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 June 2026 Cataloochee Valley Wildlife abounds in the Great Smoky Mountains. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 June 2026 Opulence abounds, with its crystal chandeliers, museum-worthy art, elegant afternoon tea, and white-glove service. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 This logic reaches its natural conclusion in the work of Edgar Allan Poe, in which necrophiliac imagery abounds. Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 Chatter about Azik’s famous delens abounds, as does boastful talk about how Monica Bellucci’s family hails from the same part of Nalchik. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 May 2026 Geopolitical uncertainty abounds, and with rising inflation, no one's quite sure what move the Federal Reserve will make next. Aly J Yale, CBS News, 11 May 2026
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Verb
  • Just as the pair were celebrating finally taking Evan off-island for father-son bonding time on the mainland, a knock on the door bursts their bubble.
    Benjamin VanHoose, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
  • Haaland bursts our bubble almost immediately by scoring in the opening five minutes, and Burnley miss a few good first-half chances, with striker Zian Flemming particularly culpable.
    Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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  • Every once in a while, a player buzzes in with an answer that truly catches fans off-guard.
    Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026
  • So when something goes on in markets that inspires exuberance or fear, my phone buzzes.
    Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • This deck area positively hums with IG brunch-scene potential.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026
  • To prevent its data centers from overheating, SpaceX plans to adopt liquid cooling, but not the kind that hums inside your desktop PC.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 June 2026

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“Abounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abounds. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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