pullulating

present participle of pullulate
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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  • When a jacket was paired with a skirt, either slim and pencil-shaped or bursting in ballerina tulle, it was always belted and worn with statement shoes.
    Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Readers are always requesting more weeknight dinners that are easy to pull together and bursting with flavor.
    Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
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  • The ballroom is still buzzing as Dancing With the Stars Season 34 heads into Week 5, and the competition is heating up.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Fans were buzzing from the first show in Switzerland.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
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  • Coiling is a procedure used to block blood flow to the aneurysm, which is a weakened or bulging artery wall, John Hopkins Medicine explains.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The amphibian slip-ons, crafted in glossy green rubber with bulging eyes perched across the vamp, were first introduced at JW Anderson’s fall 2023 menswear show in Milan.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Pullulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pullulating. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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