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teem

verb

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  1. to be copiously supplied the area teems with entrepreneurs hoping to hit upon the next big thing Synonyms brim, bristle, bulge, burst, bustle, buzz, crawl, hum, overflow, pullulate, swarm, aboundNear Antonyms lack, need, want

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