1
as in plenty
a considerable amount
that new baby is in for a plentitude of love
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as in abundance
an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs
a plentitude of lumber for the current housing market
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Recent Examples of plentitude
Ma’s description of enormous, glistening grocery stores could be explained as the musings of a person who longs for stability and plentitude, or of a naive character who thinks of America as a land of boundless riches.
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Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2025
Volunteers can do a plentitude of work at St. Mary's Food Bank, such as filling food boxes, distributing those boxes to families or helping with special events.
—Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2023
The market for undeveloped land is imperfect but it is not populated with a plentitude of stupid people.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 25 June 2021
But there is one medium where Nguyen sees the possibility of narrative plentitude for Asian American stories: literature.
—Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2020
Formerly a private chef, Salls leans toward healthful cooking with organic ingredients and a plentitude of paleo, gluten-free and vegetarian options.
—June Naylor, Dallas News, 24 Mar. 2020
But despite their possible plentitude, not all those parallel universes are likely to be blessed with biology.
—NBC News, 28 May 2018
Between the vastness of space and the brightness of stars hide a plentitude of planets.
—Nick Stockton, WIRED, 20 July 2016
Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2025
Volunteers can do a plentitude of work at St. Mary's Food Bank, such as filling food boxes, distributing those boxes to families or helping with special events.
—Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2023
The market for undeveloped land is imperfect but it is not populated with a plentitude of stupid people.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 25 June 2021
But there is one medium where Nguyen sees the possibility of narrative plentitude for Asian American stories: literature.
—Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2020
Formerly a private chef, Salls leans toward healthful cooking with organic ingredients and a plentitude of paleo, gluten-free and vegetarian options.
—June Naylor, Dallas News, 24 Mar. 2020
But despite their possible plentitude, not all those parallel universes are likely to be blessed with biology.
—NBC News, 28 May 2018
Between the vastness of space and the brightness of stars hide a plentitude of planets.
—Nick Stockton, WIRED, 20 July 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plentitude
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This approach allows for ramping up or down instantly to maintain high efficiency across varying loads and perfectly match the natural, fluctuating power profile of the sun and wind.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Type 00 gave Jaguar loads of new identity—being large, distinctive-looking, and very pink—but that identity wasn’t a universal hit with the purists, which is probably why Jaguar persisted anyway.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
10 Mar. 2026
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The main attraction was its abundance of outdoor space, including a front balcony, a rooftop deck and a garden area.—
Carisa Crawford Chappell,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Bees, butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds are drawn to the abundance, taking advantage of a resource that is otherwise scarce.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
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Across the United States, tons of coal ash can be found sitting in landfills and ponds.—
Nick Franck,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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The explosion broke the ship's keel, sending tons of water gushing into the engine room and causing a massive fire that nearly destroyed the ship.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2026
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In the Delta, too, a white minority has held most of the wealth and farmland.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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But owning his own island also represented Epstein’s entrée into a new tier of elite wealth – a powerful symbol for the former schoolteacher who grew up in a working-class Brooklyn family.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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Vautin has created a true stationery smorgasbord, stuffed with creamy notebooks, wax seals, fountain pens and inks, wee porcelain bowls, mini-colored-pencil sets, gift wrap, highlighter pens, Hobonichi planners, a bounty of illustrated stickers, and washi-tape rolls by the dozen.—
Dan Stahl,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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But only a few dozen political prisoners were released at the time and some were imprisoned again later, like dissidents Jose Daniel Ferrer and Felix Navarro.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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The main targets are the EU, China and Mexico, alongside a slew of other nations including Switzerland, Norway, Japan, India and South Korea.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Parties Awards season will officially end with a slew of parties Sunday night, where winners will be toasted and the industry will celebrate.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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Baumann testified that Evetts joined him in vandalizing the vehicles parked in the facility’s adjacent lot and breaking a surveillance camera.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Pod lots that don’t start with PH1U are not affected and are safe to use.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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That’s a whole four days to stock up on a bunch of new dresses.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
12 Mar. 2026
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On gossip website Just Jared’s Instagram page, which shared the statement, trolls had a field day in the comments section, and Heigl actually took the time to respond to a bunch of them.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Plentitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plentitude. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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