PULLULATED Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

pullulated

verb

past tense of pullulate

as in burst

to be copiously supplied a tough city neighborhood that has a reputation for pullulating with prostitutes and petty criminals

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Authorities rescued residents from high water in several areas in Indiana, including Delaware, Madison, Wayne and Henry counties as rivers burst their banks.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Lavandeira also defended her brother, who in the early aughts burst onto the internet’s celebrity culture and gossip scene with shocking headlines and often lewd doodles over celeb images.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026

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In the now-notorious moment, Rock, 61, made a joke directed at Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s buzzed haircut.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
That same day, 260 miles west, the mayor of another Saskatchewan town was sitting on the end of a fishing dock when his phone buzzed with a text message.

— Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

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