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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So as much as Postava has burst onto the scene for the Red Wings, there is a real track record here.

— Max Bultman, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Economists have spent much of 2026 watching to see if the artificial intelligence bubble will burst, much like the boom-and-burn cycle of dot-com pioneer companies in the late 1990s.

— Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 26 Oct. 2026

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Three flies buzzed around clean mixer containers under the front counter handwash sink.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
By morning, firefighting aircraft were back in the air dropping water on the Bryson fire in Malibu while the sound of generators purchased by outage-weary residents and business owners buzzed through the canyons.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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