pullulates

present tense third-person singular of pullulate
as in bursts
to be copiously supplied a tough city neighborhood that has a reputation for pullulating with prostitutes and petty criminals

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  • Things quickly take a terrifying turn during surgery when a scorpion tail suddenly bursts through Perry’s back, attacking one of the surgeons mid-operation.
    Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • Haaland bursts our bubble almost immediately by scoring in the opening five minutes, and Burnley miss a few good first-half chances, with striker Zian Flemming particularly culpable.
    Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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  • Every once in a while, a player buzzes in with an answer that truly catches fans off-guard.
    Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026
  • So when something goes on in markets that inspires exuberance or fear, my phone buzzes.
    Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 16 June 2026
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  • According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), a brain aneurysm is a weakened area in an artery that bulges outward and fills with blood.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Pullulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pullulates. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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