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 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 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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The Wall Street Journal featured Reese alongside WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson on its magazine cover, even after Caitlin Clark broke numerous records, filled arenas, and set new marks for WNBA broadcasts.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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The new system allows citations to be transmitted electronically and enter the court records system pre-filled.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Hollywood used to pump out movies as mediocre but occasionally charming as The Breadwinner, buoyed by the always-reliable power of seeing a comedy with a packed audience in a theater.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
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Today, its reputation precedes it and the place remains packed night-after-night.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Meanwhile, my niece is ready and the potty full of pee is passed above the table because there is no room to carry it around the side without spilling on the guests.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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That new chapter quickly turned into a full-fledged sequel, and Girls Like Us was born.—
Jennifer Dugan,
PEOPLE,
7 June 2026
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“Brimful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brimful. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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