PULLULATING Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

pullulating

verb

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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After bursting onto the first-team scene under Jurgen Klopp in 2022-23, his career has stalled repeatedly because of injuries.

— Andy Jones, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Most economists now seem to agree that the immediate threat of a recession has passed, but that does not mean there is not concern about inflation, geopolitical tensions or a bursting AI bubble knocking the economy off track.

— Scott Cohn, CNBC, 13 July 2026

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The buzzing platforms are showing up in gyms, physical therapy clinics and living rooms, and the questions keep coming.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
In it, four contestants solve jumbled words and phrases that unscramble right before their eyes; as the tiles unscramble, the clues get easier, and the player buzzing in with the most correct answers earns a shot at the $10,000 grand prize.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 July 2026

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With a mouth that can stretch out as wide as rubber and eyes that seem perpetually on the verge of bulging out of their sockets, Campbell is the closest live-action screen actor equivalent cinema has ever had to Bugs Bunny.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 July 2026
As the influence of the Daoism of Celestial Masters spread, Zhang Daoling would also come to be seen as a powerful deity in his own right, often depicted with bulging eyes and wearing a red robe, accompanied by a tiger.

— Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 6 July 2026

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pullulating

pull up

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