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 Despite solving the problem effectively and immediately, controversy abounds with this method. Mark Vrtiska, The Conversation, 30 July 2026 Bitter irony abounds, as when Nora, who is Black, attends a workplace mental health seminar in which a white, male supervisor who once mistreated her pretends to care about employees’ trauma. Judy Berman, Time, 27 July 2026 Charismatic chaos abounds on their Instagram and Twitch pages. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 July 2026 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
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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
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  • While Ramses may continue its operations for a number of months, NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX mission—the name for the extended mission of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, which sampled the asteroid Bennu—is set to swoop in after Apophis buzzes Earth.
    Andrew Jones, Scientific American, 30 July 2026
  • Your social world buzzes with activity as Mercury and Venus harmonize in the skies.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 24 July 2026
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  • 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

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“Abounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abounds. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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