as in bursting
to be copiously supplied
a tough city neighborhood that has a reputation for pullulating with prostitutes and petty criminals
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The results were colorful, bursting with shapes and patterns, but often totally bizarre.—
Gabe Montesanti,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026 -
This strawberry-lemonade gelatin is bursting with berry flavor.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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Tesla shares were lower after its first-quarter earnings announcement on Wednesday on the company’s bigger-than-anticipated cap-ex expansion, but Wall Street is buzzing about speculation that could keep a bid under the stock for the near future.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
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Steinem entered the quietly buzzing room wearing all black and clutching a wooden cane painted with blue and pink birds in her right hand.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
22 Apr. 2026
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Nicholas Galitzine, resplendent with wavy blond hair and bulging muscles, has the power.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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Rather than use a standard shopping basket or bag, the man’s backpack appeared to be bulging at the seams — its straps straining under the weight of unidentified and clearly heavy cargo.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Pullulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pullulating. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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