brimmed

Definition of brimmednext
past tense of brim

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of brimmed Carcasses lay strewn along the shoreline as the beach brimmed with weekend activity. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 But You Caint Use My Phone, which brimmed with affirmative heaters that wonderfully interrogated screen-staring. — Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026 Sitting with her children in a carriage during the parade and later appearing on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, the princess wore nodded to her late mother-in-law Princess Diana's 1987 Easter outfit in a pale blue ensemble and wide-brimmed hat by Catherine Walker. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 15 June 2026 The case file on Weaver’s murder that Logothetti ultimately inherited from her predecessors at the Everett Police Department brimmed with outlandish theories around her death involving money laundering and cocaine. — Nina Giraldo, CNN Money, 10 May 2026 Her reply brimmed with enthusiasm. — Julia Coin april 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2026 The minibar brimmed with complimentary sodas, addictively spicy small-batch pimento cheese Lowcountry Kettle Chips, and lemon sugar cookies from Charleston’s Own. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026 Fashion goes wide-brimmed and long-sleeved. — Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026 Bad Bunny’s halftime performance at Super Bowl LX served as a robust celebration of culture that brimmed with symbolism and celebrity cameos. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brimmed
Verb
  • In these moments, the actor bursts through his roles as the Spider does through Reilly, unleashing the Grand Guignol excess that is Nicolas Cage.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Two weeks after Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in March 2022, the Russian TV Channel One editor Marina Ovsyannikova burst onto the set of the evening newscast.
    — Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Beyond the walls of the company’s London headquarters, which is filled with thousands of its plushy pink octopus mascots, Jackson’s empire may look like an unwieldy one.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Around the three-and-a-half-hour mark of the race, the finish-line medical tent filled.
    — Vibhu Krishna, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Cell phones buzzed as the public safety alert appeared on screen and asked people to call authorities with any information.
    — Jarrod Wardwell, Houston Chronicle, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In recent weeks, new residents have buzzed around 929 Walnut Street in downtown Kansas City.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Volunteers also packed hygiene kits with everyday essentials and wrote notes that would eventually reach people outside the gym.
    — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The highest was 61,273 for the Jaguars-Bills game in 2023 when Buffalo fans packed the stadium.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • By later in the day, the second lake had bulged — sparking fears of another lethal torrent.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
  • My husband Grant Wahl's bulged and burst, at an age when this disease usually means something inherited.
    — Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • San Diego could have done even more damage that inning, but Manny Machado grounded out to leave the bases loaded.
    — Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Ship tracking data shows that the Grace likely loaded the fuel in Panama.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Duke also knew that in the country’s beautiful capital, Budapest, cafés hummed with arguments about poetry and politics, the press was relatively free, and Jewish businesses were still open.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Pastel Colonial buildings lined the streets, their facades glowing in the afternoon sun, while the plazas hummed with life.
    — Chantelle Kincy, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Now the restaurant — serving French onion soup, stuffed chicken Caesar croissants, egg crepes and more — is heading to the KC metro.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
  • For this argument Thomasine was jailed—stuffed into a damp, stinking, deadly stone cell crawling with rats and lice—to force her to change her beliefs.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Brimmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brimmed. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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