as in filled
containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible
bins brimming with coffee beans from a wide array of tropical localities
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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 brimming
Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is brimming with wildlife, forests, hiking trails, streams, and wildflowers.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
The Royals are brimming with confidence and reveling in a fresh start this May.
—Jaylon Thompson
may 3, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2026
The site is brimming with last-minute Mother’s Day gifts — and the 15 best are all less than $50.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Just a short drive from Los Angeles, Palm Springs is one of Southern California’s top destinations for stars and design enthusiasts looking to buy a midcentury modern home brimming with history and retro Mad Men–esque appeal.
—Kristine Hansen, Architectural Digest, 30 Apr. 2026
Brown scored eight straight points late in the fourth for a 96-92 lead that put some distance between them and a Sixers team brimming with confidence following a surprise Game 2 win in Boston.
—CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Dover on Thursday reported healthy first-quarter results, highlighted by double-digit earnings growth and a brimming order book.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
If showing the Doomsday trailer twice was a move brimming with BDE, this felt like the opposite.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Exhausting, exhilarating softball in which to spend my body’s force—that in the morning—then in the afternoon, the brimming, hearty stew of family life.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
Cornish pasties brimming with ground beef and potatoes.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is brimming with wildlife, forests, hiking trails, streams, and wildflowers.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
The Royals are brimming with confidence and reveling in a fresh start this May.
—Jaylon Thompson
may 3, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2026
The site is brimming with last-minute Mother’s Day gifts — and the 15 best are all less than $50.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Just a short drive from Los Angeles, Palm Springs is one of Southern California’s top destinations for stars and design enthusiasts looking to buy a midcentury modern home brimming with history and retro Mad Men–esque appeal.
—Kristine Hansen, Architectural Digest, 30 Apr. 2026
Brown scored eight straight points late in the fourth for a 96-92 lead that put some distance between them and a Sixers team brimming with confidence following a surprise Game 2 win in Boston.
—CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Dover on Thursday reported healthy first-quarter results, highlighted by double-digit earnings growth and a brimming order book.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
If showing the Doomsday trailer twice was a move brimming with BDE, this felt like the opposite.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brimming
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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
Verb
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My heart is bursting with gratitude.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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This encourages new growth and results in lilacs which appear fuller, bursting with color from the inside out.—
Emily Leahy,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
Verb
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There are a total of 16 slots carved into the wooden frame and the Wild are one-fourth of the way to filling it up heading in Game 3 of the second round against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night at Grand Casino Arena.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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And here's a story about how the United States is exporting oil at record levels, filling a global supply gap even as gas prices remain stubbornly high back home.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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At the Alabama Statehouse, a chaotic scene erupted as one protester was dragged from the packed House gallery by security officers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 May 2026
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Two people from opposite ends of Atlanta are likely to lead completely different lives, Mayor Andre Dickens told a packed house at the King Center on Thursday.—
Shaddi Abusaid,
AJC.com,
9 May 2026
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In northern Virginia’s Loudoun County, the buzzing-windowless-behemoth capital of the world, every dollar in services provided to data centers returns twenty-six dollars in revenue, and that has allowed the county to lower its real-property taxes every year for the past decade.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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On Wednesday, three pins were available for the buzzing audience, including one with a rainbow heart emblazoned with the words City of Boise.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
7 May 2026
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In other area action Saturday, Winter Springs was looking to send Wesley Chapel packing after winning the first game of their 5A Region 2 series Friday night.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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The Space-saving Swaps Streamlining my tech also made a huge difference in packing light and saving space.—
Kayla Kitts,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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The menu is full of sustaining stews, ample vegetables and, from the toné (clay oven), khachapuri, a genre of breads infiltrated by cheese and by turns fluffy, elastic, oozy and tender.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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As a result, Pacers team president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard took full responsibility for the move, apologizing on social media.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Reiner sat mostly expressionless in the courtroom—his eyes wide open and bulging.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026
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This results in bulging eyes (proptosis) due to swelling or pressure behind your eyes.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Brimming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brimming. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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