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as in loads
a considerable amount an abundance of flowers for the wedding grew up with an abundance of cousins

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Recent Examples of abundance The bones were recovered from the São José do Rio Preto Formation, known for its abundance of dinosaur remains. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025 For decades, astronomers have reasoned that a low abundance of H₂ early on resulted in hotter clouds whose internal pressure would be too hot to easily collapse into stars. Luke Keller, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025 For example, cypress trees were associated with everlasting life, while fruits symbolized abundance and eternal life. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025 The story is about the famous painter leaving rainy Paris for the abundance of light in Tangier, Morocco, only to find Tangier is suffering its coldest, rainiest winter in years. Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for abundance
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Noun
  • It’s finished in a beautiful coat of light green and has loads of chrome trim and a black roof.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
  • There’s a lot of tradesmen, but songwriters… There’s not loads of them.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Earlier this year, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund proposed switching to semiannual reporting, reasoning that lengthening the time frame would allow companies to focus on the longer term.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
  • That Musk could purchase $1 billion in stock mostly as a symbolic gesture is another indication of his massive wealth.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There’s been a ton of turnover on the pitching staffs of both teams, but the Dodgers brought in arms that were more toxic and less hittable.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
  • These boulders, ranging in size from several meters to hundreds of meters and weighing up to a few tons, occasionally tumble down cliffs and crater walls, leaving bright tracks of disturbed lunar dust behind.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And only recently, new large language models in artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, promise to greatly expand our ability to manipulate and employ enormous quantities of data.
    Alan Lightman September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The project demands about 500,000 cubic meters of concrete and 80,000 tons of steel – material quantities that dwarf most construction projects globally.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But the return of Manu Garcia and a slew of attack-minded substitutions couldn’t get Sporting an equalizer.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
  • And in 2015, Andy Samberg crooned to a slew of stars about the perils of #PeakTV.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Last time, Republicans were defending more than two dozen districts won by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2016.
    W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Three dozen lucky Klarna staffers just joined the ultrarich club thanks to its recent stock windfall.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In August, the president announced a deal between the federal government and Nvidia, allowing the American chip producer to sell advanced semiconductors to Chinese buyers in exchange for a 15% cut of the profits.
    Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Google Flights’ 2025 Travel Trends pinpoint the exact window for deals, pulling and tracking data from multiple airlines and travel agencies.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That includes a subdivision map dividing the property into six lots and a request to replace the current zoning with a custom zoning plan tailored to The Village.
    Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The shooting happened in the same lot where another shooting occurred on July 11.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Abundance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abundance. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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