as in plentiful
being more than enough without being excessive
there will be food and drink aplenty, so please come
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Recent Examples of aplenty
Carinne Geil Botta, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
At the 2026 Oscars in March, Moore styled plumage aplenty in her striking Gucci design.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
And both men had great senses of humor and talent aplenty.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
And its landscape is otherworldly—with a rift valley, lava fields torn apart by tectonic forces, and gorges and fissures aplenty.
—Carinne Geil Botta, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
At the 2026 Oscars in March, Moore styled plumage aplenty in her striking Gucci design.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
Adverb
Blood flows profusely, too, in her raucous teenage writings or Juvenilia, with its comic murder scenes featuring gore aplenty.
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
And both men had great senses of humor and talent aplenty.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aplenty
Adjective
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Kids While the lobster is plentiful and the Champagne flows, the St Regis artfully avoids any pretension.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Thankfully, your options for compatible batteries are plentiful.—
Cameron Faulkner,
The Verge,
28 May 2026
Adverb
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Celebrate this Earth Day by indulging in the fruits, vegetables, fungi and legumes the region plentifully provides at these capital region eateries.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Almost one year ago, the Saudis stunned crude traders by rapidly restarting production that had been halted since 2023, ignoring widespread warnings that global oil markets were already plentifully supplied.—
Grant Smith,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Mosquitos reproduce quickly and abundantly so any stagnant water can create too many of these unwanted pesky insects.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
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Those upbeat points for philosophy are heartwarming and abundantly encouraging.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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The couple regretted booking that flight, and now ensure that their layovers have ample time.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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The wildlife spotting is superb, and the waterfront activities ample.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Adverb
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My own otterhound, Fiona, amply embodied this trait.—
Aditya Simha,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
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The fight amply displayed both boxers’ dexterity, in offense and defense, with both taking nice swings as well as jabs, but a lot simply failed to land.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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Your generous spirit shines when plans feel fair, so speak confidently and listen fully until both of you feel supported.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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The main residence carries an old-world hacienda rhythm, with open corridors, generous gathering spaces and a central kitchen and dining area made for breezes, long lunches and slow afternoons.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
Adverb
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Using insights from number theory, including Jacobi’s two-square theorem, Erdős was able to show that an optimally sized circle will enable the number of unit-distance pairs to grow faster than the number of points, but only barely.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 June 2026
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Krane’s tools also ensure that in a limited parking and storage environment, delivery logistics are optimally managed.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Aplenty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aplenty. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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