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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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  1. bursting
  2. buzzing
  3. bulging
Verb
  • Morgan Stanley shrugged off the bubble-bursting concerns, with its Global Investment Committee reiterating a year-end S&P 500 target of 8,000 and a mid-2027 target of 8,300—bullish territory, not a bust.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
  • For a child bursting with energy, few things are more fun than hurtling through a bouncy castle, launching into the air, and ping-ponging between every surface.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of bursting
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  • Dancerobot lands in a buzzing Philly dining scene, recently honored with a host of Michelin awards and recognitions (including a Bib Gourmand for Royal Izakaya) in the guide’s first-ever Philadelphia edition.
    — Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2026
  • But traders are buzzing about something unhealthy that occurred under the surface.
    — Sean Conlon, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of buzzing
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  • Her bulging eyes, her piercing shrieks, her casual yet immaculately articulate cruelty all come together to form a cartoonish villain who’s also a commanding delight.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026
  • This duality isn’t immediately obvious in the woman who greets me at her door in New York City with a bulging plastic bag of breakfast food and a wide, open smile.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of bulging
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“Pullulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pullulating. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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