as in filled
containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible
a book brimful of stories about people who overcome childhood adversities to achieve great things
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Recent Examples of brimful
The heartless street reveals itself as a brimful dungeon to those who look.
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Jay Pilgreen, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
It’s Chambers at her most Chambersian: touchy-feely, interior, and brimful of tea.
—Jason Kehe, Wired, 16 Sep. 2021
The book is brimful of nostalgic references, funny stories, and game design anecdotes, so there’s something for everyone.
—M. J. Lewis, Wired, 22 Jan. 2021
The Missouri is running fast and muddy, brimful with snowmelt and sediment, driftwood and old leaves.
—National Geographic, 16 Jan. 2020
There is another stop, Agia Sophia, only 500 metres away, which was also found to be brimful of antiquities.
—The Economist, 10 Dec. 2019
Jay Pilgreen, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
It’s Chambers at her most Chambersian: touchy-feely, interior, and brimful of tea.
—Jason Kehe, Wired, 16 Sep. 2021
The book is brimful of nostalgic references, funny stories, and game design anecdotes, so there’s something for everyone.
—M. J. Lewis, Wired, 22 Jan. 2021
The Missouri is running fast and muddy, brimful with snowmelt and sediment, driftwood and old leaves.
—National Geographic, 16 Jan. 2020
There is another stop, Agia Sophia, only 500 metres away, which was also found to be brimful of antiquities.
—The Economist, 10 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brimful
Adjective
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Between the pending legislative votes, Powell speaking and the jobs data, there is quite a bit packed into just three-and-a-half days of trading (markets are only open for half a day on Thursday).—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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The actual stove unit also collapses into smaller packed form.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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Free agency hasn’t formally started yet, but the Miami Heat’s roster is already almost full.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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Two crates full of Sam’s Club water bottles resting in ice baths sit beneath them.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
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“Brimful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brimful. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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