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
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Season 1 provides examples aplenty (Lamar Johnson’s Henry, both a traitor and protector, remains top of mind), and the same goes for our daily, discouraging headlines.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
Brent Lang, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
The title of the piece, a value statement, signals the show’s point of view that there will be support and community and determination and body positivity aplenty.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
With that kind of running time — nirvana for us addicts, perhaps a heavy lift for those dragged to the show by a partner — there is time aplenty to explore some 40 numbers.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Season 1 provides examples aplenty (Lamar Johnson’s Henry, both a traitor and protector, remains top of mind), and the same goes for our daily, discouraging headlines.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
Adverb
There are puns, double takes, visual gags and fourth-wall breaking bits aplenty, as well as some class satire that survives the cross-Atlantic transposition.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
The title of the piece, a value statement, signals the show’s point of view that there will be support and community and determination and body positivity aplenty.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aplenty
Adjective
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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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In scenarios like these, where conditions are beneficial to breeding and nesting, and habitat is plentiful, hunters can take a relatively large number of birds without impacting populations.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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There are going to be ample chances for young linebackers on Denver’s offseason roster to see the field this summer.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Boston dispatched Orlando in five games, giving the Celtics ample rest while New York continues to battle through a grueling opening round.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 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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“Aplenty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aplenty. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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