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Recent Examples of teem
Over 29 hours of exposure time was needed to capture the teeming city of stars using a ZWO ASI2600MM Pro camera mounted on a 200 mm Newtonian telescope.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025
His downtown haunts teem anew with the ghosts of a scrappier time, when the neighborhood wasn’t filled with designer boutiques and struggling writers and painters could afford to live there.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
While connecting with her affectionate, teeming new clan, Marina also is forced to reconcile with the past, negotiating her idealized memories of her parents and difficult truths that have been long buried.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
More than half a billion years ago, strange worms and mollusks teemed in the shallow waters that covered where the Grand Canyon is today.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2025
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025
His downtown haunts teem anew with the ghosts of a scrappier time, when the neighborhood wasn’t filled with designer boutiques and struggling writers and painters could afford to live there.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
While connecting with her affectionate, teeming new clan, Marina also is forced to reconcile with the past, negotiating her idealized memories of her parents and difficult truths that have been long buried.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
More than half a billion years ago, strange worms and mollusks teemed in the shallow waters that covered where the Grand Canyon is today.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teem
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Messi picked up the ball from his compatriot Rodrigo De Paul in midfield and burst toward the backpedaling Nashville back line before slipping the ball outside to Luis Suárez.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The areas facing the sun heat up fastest, and if there is a weaker area on the surface of the comet, sublimated gases under the surface can burst through — causing these sun-facing jets.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Beetle buzzes by with tiny pumpkins perched on top, and Xuanwu, a ground robot carrying a drone, walks ominously in the background.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Restaurants named in the Michelin Guide American South have been announced, and now is the perfect time to get a taste of what the food scene has been buzzing about all year.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Nov. 2025
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Out on the private roof deck, panoramic city views abound, offering the perfect setting for starting your day or sunset gatherings.—
Gabriela Ulloa,
Architectural Digest,
25 Oct. 2025
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Spoilers abound for season four of The Morning Show.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
22 Oct. 2025
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Swain agreed and boarded the red-eye to Heathrow toting a bulging roller suitcase packed full of financials.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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Suddenly 10 more heads surfaced, every bulging eye on us.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Oct. 2025
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Choirs of insects clicked and hummed.—
Ryan Knighton,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
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Right off the bat, the room was humming.—
Elizabeth Leonard,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Teem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teem. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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