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Recent Examples of teem
The Fire Department said that resources after the incident were delayed due to the size of the teeming crowd near the Wilshire Federal Building.
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Her custom look in yellow crepe georgette felt fresh and modern and rightly stood out in a night teeming in black gowns and tuxedo interpretations.
—Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
In Stubb’s Cave, strangler-fig roots teemed from ceiling apertures.
—Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
The neighborhood/area The ocean is your playground here, and snorkelers and divers will find plenty of reasons to explore the teeming coral reefs below.
—Kristin Braswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Her custom look in yellow crepe georgette felt fresh and modern and rightly stood out in a night teeming in black gowns and tuxedo interpretations.
—Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
In Stubb’s Cave, strangler-fig roots teemed from ceiling apertures.
—Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
The neighborhood/area The ocean is your playground here, and snorkelers and divers will find plenty of reasons to explore the teeming coral reefs below.
—Kristin Braswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teem
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All of this only adds to conviction in AI, but also has some investors with long memories likening the current period to the late 1990s when the stock market boomed thanks to internet investment before the bubble eventually burst in 2000.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
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Skin is elastic enough to permit significant expansion with bursting.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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However, once the moon enters Aries later this evening, your phone will be buzzing nonstop with plans, updates and gossip.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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Levy says Leap had a big hand in revitalizing this stretch of Bleecker Street, which is now buzzing with stores, cafés and restaurants.—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
12 May 2026
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Fortunately, solutions abounded.—
Ben Link,
The Conversation,
8 May 2026
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What to do nearby The resort overlooks Polo Beach, with easy access via a short path to the waterfront, where ocean activities abound.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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Then with a little nudging, the clumsy newborn finds the udder bulging between the cow’s back legs and hungrily suckles colostrum so critical for its first feeding.—
Susan Koch,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Reiner sat mostly expressionless in the courtroom—his eyes wide open and bulging.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026
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At the Golden Nugget’s four locations, our in-person diners have started returning to pre-pandemic numbers, and delivery, which spiked in 2020, is still humming.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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His body may be showing its age, but his mind still hums like the Big House before kickoff.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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“Teem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teem. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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