Definition of pullulatenext
as in to burst
to be copiously supplied a tough city neighborhood that has a reputation for pullulating with prostitutes and petty criminals

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  • Without a care about the mud or the impending return to reality, the crowd relished the final moments of the festival as fireworks burst over the stage.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026
  • In two places outside Berlin, the concrete of the A2 burst due to the high temperatures and the highway had to be closed.
    Kirsten Grieshaber, Fortune, 27 June 2026
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  • Mosquitos buzz in, emerging from eggs laid in stagnant water across the region.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 23 June 2026
  • London draws more than 30 million visitors annually, and along with its buzzing energy and endless opportunities comes one of the world’s most exciting food scenes.
    Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
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  • Schoenaerts menacingly grins his way through the movie, with appealingly bulging eyes.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026
  • Tiny bulging eyes form long before the animal resembles a shark at all and its future face exists only as clusters of migrating cells, slowly organizing themselves into the structures that will eventually become jaws, cartilage and sensory organs.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
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“Pullulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pullulate. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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