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as in plentiful
being more than enough without being excessive
claimed that the needy were already receiving abundant help from both the government and charitable organizations
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as in filled
possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified
a savory soup that is abundant with kale, potatoes, and linguica
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Recent Examples of abundant
Gruber also experiments with a syrup made from local elderflowers, which are abundant in late-spring and early-summer in that part of the world and whose bright, juicy floral qualities mix brilliantly with the exuberant acidity of sparkling wine.
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Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 10 May 2025
Flavonoids are abundant in foods like tea, apples, oranges, kale, dark chocolate and particularly berries.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
And such opportunities are abundant even when resources are scarce.
—Eric Crosby, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Eastern quolls were once abundant in southeast Australia.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
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Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 10 May 2025
Flavonoids are abundant in foods like tea, apples, oranges, kale, dark chocolate and particularly berries.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
And such opportunities are abundant even when resources are scarce.
—Eric Crosby, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Eastern quolls were once abundant in southeast Australia.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abundant
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The fruit is plentiful but, as Iwasama points out, not especially tasty.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
9 May 2025
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Yet, that does not mean his challenges were not plentiful, and that the new Pope is not left without a complicated legacy to contend with.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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From his championship-winning basket at summer league last July in Las Vegas to the energy provided during a Heat season with ample lulls, the 6-foot-5 guard taken at No. 44 last June stood as an unexpected bright spot to what largely stood as a dark Heat season.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
18 May 2025
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While the terminology might not be scientific, there’s ample research that lends support to the idea as a whole.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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The 124th Running of The Dinner Party Stakes A crowded field turned toward the final stretch of the 1 1/8-mile turf run, the last race before the evening’s main event, before Fort Washington pulled away with Cash Equity surging.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2025
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Instead of calling bringing employees back into crowded offices, the administration should be using telework as a way to close the budget shortfall, said Service Employees International Union Local 1000, in a Thursday statement.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2025
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At work, that can be an effective way to share success stories and build a reputation as someone who is not only funny, but generous in sharing what worked.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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The sets are more generous in size so sleeping in these might be akin to swimming in a pool of soft decadence.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
16 May 2025
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Andrew Weitz — a style consultant and men’s fashion expert who steers a firm called The Weitz Effect — recently fielded a call from a client with a packed European itinerary on the horizon.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
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The lunch was part of a packed schedule for the president, who is currently touring the Middle East.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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And for gear aficionados, Night Divides The Day is awash in images of guitars, keyboards, drums and even Morrison’s microphones and harmonicas.—
Gary Graff,
Billboard,
14 May 2025
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Public education is awash in scores, statistics and trend lines.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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As judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers writes that finance VP Alex Roman’s testimony was ‘replete with misdirection and outright lies’ on the question of ‘when’ Apple decided to impose a 27% commission on outbound transactions.—
Vivian Toh,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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The popular neighborhood Toronto bar, inside a brick Victorian building blocks from the University of Toronto’s campus, is replete with billiards tables and a full rack of liquor.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Mercifully — and unlike the two terraces behind each goal at Valley Parade in an era when hooliganism was rife in English football — there was no security fence to keep fans penned in.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
9 May 2025
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But having never won at Brighton in the top flight, fears of a costly result were rife, especially after losing 4-1 to another rival, Aston Villa, two weeks ago.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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“Abundant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abundant. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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