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to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
he brimmed the glass with milk, and now I'm sure to spill it
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Recent Examples of brimmed
Wind chimes rang out in the back yard, which brimmed with pointy succulents, low-lying shrubs, and a few small trees.
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Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
Instead, his monologue brimmed with humanity.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025
Her reply brimmed with enthusiasm.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
The God of Small Things brimmed with inventive language, eccentric characters, and the lush landscape of her native Kerala.
—Anderson Tepper, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
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Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
Instead, his monologue brimmed with humanity.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025
Her reply brimmed with enthusiasm.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
The God of Small Things brimmed with inventive language, eccentric characters, and the lush landscape of her native Kerala.
—Anderson Tepper, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brimmed
Verb
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By the time Aubry came back for season 38, her head was swirling from her time in the reality television bubble, and her psyche was ready to burst.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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Still, my pick is Astropical by the power duo Bomba Estéreo and Rawayana — a cosmic-tropical oasis bursting with vibrant sonic textures that feel both exhilarating and otherworldly.—
Sigal Ratner-Arias,
Billboard,
30 Jan. 2026
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For a chilled version, set the bowl of zabaglione inside a larger bowl filled with ice water.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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About 200 workers filled the sidewalk, the air thrumming with music, cowbells and drivers honking their horns in solidarity.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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On a recent afternoon, one of its nine New York stores buzzed with customers picking up mobile orders.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Before long, Colin has buzzed his hair and fallen in with Ray’s biker gang, many of whose members are paired off in sub-dom dyads of their own.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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Officially, 15,300 fans packed Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday, but there were likely even more in attendance in a crowd that reached standing-room only.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
1 Feb. 2026
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North Texas is packed with Valentine’s Day and Galentine’s events that will make February feel extra special.—
Alyson Rodriguez,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The surrounding metropolitan area has similarly bulged.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Even pre-Covid, his pockets bulged with hand sanitizer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Nine days after Butler’s injury, Curry finished his postgame workouts following a win over the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City, loaded a takeout plate of food to eat on the Warriors’ bus and prepared for the flight home from an emotionally draining four-game road trip.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The five of them pushed the furniture out of the living room, loaded in their gear, and settled in for a week of living together while Walla recorded their songs to tape.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
29 Jan. 2026
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The nondescript industrial buildings once hummed away largely behind the scenes, powering the various facets of our online lives.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The laser-cutting machine hummed with life.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The fusion comes in dishes like the ramen-rito, a flour tortilla stuffed with ramen noodles, protein, guac, chili oil and cabbage.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2026
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The Wild goalie stuffed McDavid’s shot and got a stoppage.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Brimmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brimmed. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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