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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
So far, the year has brimmed with new milestones.
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
Wind chimes rang out in the back yard, which brimmed with pointy succulents, low-lying shrubs, and a few small trees.
—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
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
Wind chimes rang out in the back yard, which brimmed with pointy succulents, low-lying shrubs, and a few small trees.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brimmed
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The subject of threats and lawsuits and NCAA sanctions against the university, the Chief (portrayed by student Dan Maloney) burst onto the basketball court at Assembly Hall for his final, three-minute dance.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Mamdani’s demands don’t seem to be moving lawmakers either, bursting his socialist bubble.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
21 Feb. 2026
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Attack drones filled urgent gaps in Ukraine’s infantry defenses and artillery stocks in late 2023.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Parents and community partners worked together to build gardens, a mud kitchen and a 75-tree learning forest filled with native species.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
23 Feb. 2026
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Border czar Tom Homan revealed Operation Metro Surge plans in Minnesota, while the entertainment world buzzed about a mid-performance mishap in last week's News Quiz.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Auston Matthews, Jake Guentzel and Matt Boldy buzzed against Germany, but had a quieter quarterfinal.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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What initally drew me to it is the impressively minimal ingredient list—packed to the brim with many of anti-aging’s superstar ingredients.—
Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2026
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The boutique- and restaurant-packed Da’an district starts just down the street, and the Taipei Arena subway station around the corner connects you to the rest of the city with ease.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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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
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The gun was not loaded, Boyd said, and a preliminary investigation determined that there was no threat to specific students or the school.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
21 Feb. 2026
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Outfielder Travis Chestnut laid down a bunt that loaded the bases.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Feb. 2026
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The laser-cutting machine hummed with life.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Feb. 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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This jukebox musical stuffed with hits by The Four Seasons is back on the road to celebrate its 20th anniversary.—
Jeffrey Miller,
Oc Register,
23 Feb. 2026
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Granted, some ceded ground is required in order to rebuild the story engine, but Season 2 still overindulges in comparably flat characters whose arcs are stuffed with unnecessary backstories and thin melodrama.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Brimmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brimmed. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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