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Recent Examples of abounds
Chases and weird extraterrestrial stuff abounds, leading to one of Spielberg's most gripping climaxes ever.
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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
Evidence abounds in three lawsuits filed by voting rights advocates challenging the new map.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 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
The Aces seem like the favorites, but intrigue abounds.
—Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 8 May 2026
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
Evidence abounds in three lawsuits filed by voting rights advocates challenging the new map.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 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
The Aces seem like the favorites, but intrigue abounds.
—Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abounds
Verb
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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
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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
Verb
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Every point results in cheers and car horns– and on the eve of their past three wins, the city buzzes with a passion that’s simply irresistible, even for the bandwagon fans.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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The machine quietly buzzes and whizzes next to baristas who pull espresso shots.—
Jenna Thompson
June 10,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
Verb
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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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Cobbled together as a mixtape from a collection of leaks—allegedly because Veeze was holding onto a payload of Carti tracks—the tape hums along with a looseness that could only come from not being edited to death.—
Matthew Ritchie,
Pitchfork,
2 June 2026
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“Abounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abounds. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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