1
as in loads
a considerable amount
apples grow in profusion in this valley
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2
as in generosity
the quality or fact of being free or wasteful in the expenditure of money
in giving gifts to his girlfriend, he was generous to the point of profusion
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Recent Examples of profusion
Of the many species, Coreopsis grandiflora is a yellow-orange perennial that grows with weedlike profusion in every type of soil.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
The trust gap has a lengthy history and a profusion of roots.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 4 Oct. 2025
For readers, much of the aesthetic experience of engaging with either artist involves simply attending to this profusion of details, the infinitely diverse offspring of technical excellence and an inexhaustible imagination.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Below are bachelor buttons growing in profusion.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for profusion
Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
The trust gap has a lengthy history and a profusion of roots.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 4 Oct. 2025
For readers, much of the aesthetic experience of engaging with either artist involves simply attending to this profusion of details, the infinitely diverse offspring of technical excellence and an inexhaustible imagination.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Below are bachelor buttons growing in profusion.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for profusion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profusion
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As more loads were seized through the summer and fall of 2024, Wedding began to rely increasingly on one of Toronto’s most colorful criminal defense attorneys, Deepak Paradkar, for information, according to the indictment.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2026
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In some of the tunnels that cut through the mountains, there were only a couple of inches to spare on either side of the loads.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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After the campaign collected $1,503,533 from more than 38,500 donations, the organizers posted a note thanking contributors for their generosity.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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If your grandchild attends one of these schools and receives financial aid, check with the school’s financial aid office about how your generosity could affect their aid package.—
Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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Then again, a sense of glamour and lavishness—two pillars of Old Hollywood, when the big film studios had big money to burn—still goes hand-in-hand with awards season dressing today, too.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
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Products with special features, thoughtful add-ons, and tons of details are hot again in 2026.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Jan. 2026
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Whenever a new award show hits, tons of discourse about the makeup and outfits that celebs wear fill my social media feed.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
12 Jan. 2026
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However, you might be inclined to extravagance or self-indulgence today.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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Newport Mansions No Newport vacation is complete without touring at least one of its iconic Gilded Age mansions, which provides a vivid glimpse into the extravagance of America’s turn-of-the-century elite.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Jan. 2026
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Glendale police officers arrested two women accused of using counterfeit money at a dozen In-N-Out locations throughout Southern California.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Andrej Stojakovic had 12 points and eight rebounds, Jake Davis scored a dozen points and David Mirkovich grabbed eight rebounds for the Illini (12-3, 3-1 Big Ten), who won their fourth in a row.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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The bill was among a slew of state efforts to regulate synthetic dyes.—
Alan Greenblatt,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Opinion time Bob Chesney has brought in a slew of transfers, including a bunch who have agreed to follow their coach across the country from James Madison.—
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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She’s also previously called out wastefulness in the music industry specifically.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
30 Oct. 2025
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However, Bompastor’s side did little at first to shake worries about their wastefulness in front of goal.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Profusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profusion. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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