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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When a bank of televisions showed horses bursting through the starting gate, feet stomped on the club’s carpet.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
And every few months, a bursting FedEx envelope from Baltimore would appear at my desk at PRH containing Professor Dixon’s typewritten chunks of new and unpublished writing.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026

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La Parguera’s main square is buzzing with souvenir shops, street vendors, and local bars that stay lively well into the night.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
No wonder there are almost always flies buzzing around the depression, not to mention crunchy beetles and spiders that come to hunt the other invertebrates.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

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Earlier in the week, the team said the 23-year-old NFL player had been dealing with a bulging disc in his back.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
The fear of effeminization has never felt so acute, which presumably is why Matt Damon’s Odysseus needed bulging muscles, to ensure his sensitivity was mitigated by pecs of steel.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026

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pullulating

pull up

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