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adjective

ə-ˈplen-tē How to pronounce aplenty (audio)
Definition of aplentynext
as in plentiful
being more than enough without being excessive there will be food and drink aplenty, so please come

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adverb

as in plentifully

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Recent Examples of aplenty
Adjective
By Chad Bishop The options are aplenty, but the spots are few. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026 For anyone with a basic knowledge of ancient history, there were red flags aplenty. — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Adverb
Growing up in a rural college town, fall meant a dramatic foliage shift, forgiving temperatures, and weekend road trips aplenty. — Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2026 There are homemade herbal teas aplenty, and broth for those who get hungry in between meals. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for aplenty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aplenty
  1. plentiful
  2. plentifully
  3. ample
  4. abundantly
  5. generous
  6. amply
  7. optimally
Adjective
  • From the outside, many learned of his recovery through her plentiful social-media posts.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The new arc picks up in early fall, as the Shu clan’s southern territory prepares to host the Harvest Festival, a ritual in which the Crown Prince and the Maidens pray for a plentiful harvest.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of plentiful
Adverb
  • During the smoke wave and explosive diarrhea epidemic, the bagged salads at Trader Joe’s were plentifully stocked.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 July 2026
  • By Sunday evening, all tickets to England-Argentina in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium — priced at $3,545 in category 1 — were sold out, whereas tickets to France-Spain at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, were plentifully available.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of plentifully
Adjective
  • There is also ample storage, augmented by a big walk-in pantry.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The captor/captive dynamic is a good one and it’s given ample screen time.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of ample
Adverb
  • However, assorted studies suggest that hair overall tends to grow faster during the summer months, possibly due to hormones released more abundantly in warmer temperatures.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • While other areas of the team are abundantly stocked with fit and available options to rotate for the two games before that window against Ipswich Town (in the Carabao Cup) and Brighton & Hove Albion, this is not the case in the back line.
    — Art de Roché, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of abundantly
Adjective
  • The baseline of drinks included here is pretty generous, from coffee and soft drinks, to cocktails and wine.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Her makeup is both fresh-faced and warm, with a hint of glowy—not shimmery—bronze on her cheeks and lids, and a generous dose of mascara without any discernible liner.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of generous
Adverb
  • Folks who drafted Oppenheimer based on that pedigree a few years ago were amply rewarded.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
  • There were other controversies as well, which have been amply covered elsewhere.
    — Avik Roy, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of amply
Adverb
  • There’s no single architecture that optimally addresses every application.
    — Iri Trashanski, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • That lack of growth in player compensation for MLB players relative to their NHL, NBA and NFL peers demonstrates that the current system is not working optimally for all the players at a time when the owners are selling teams for record valuations.
    — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of optimally

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“Aplenty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aplenty. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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