abounds

verb

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 Classic luxury abounds at this hotel, from the Beaux Arts architecture to the white-glove service with a smile. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2026 Seasonal produce abounds, and it was all made even tastier with a jar of fresh toum from Obour Foods, which added garlicky zest to meals for days after a recent visit. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 At Disneyland this summer, entertainment abounds, including fan-favorite Paint The Night and the awe-inducing World of Color Happiness. — Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026 Opportunity abounds for both sides of the labor discussion. — Curtis Anderson, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 The animal kingdom abounds with examples of fatherhood. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 21 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abounds
  1. bursts
  2. buzzes
  3. hums
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  • Things quickly take a terrifying turn during surgery when a scorpion tail suddenly bursts through Perry’s back, attacking one of the surgeons mid-operation.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 26 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
Definition of bursts
Verb
  • Your phone buzzes in your pocket.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of buzzes
Verb
  • Best Time to Visit The best time to visit Delray Beach is from late April through early June, when the city still hums with energy but sheds the intensity of peak season.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2026
  • This deck area positively hums with IG brunch-scene potential.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026
Definition of hums

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