teem

Definition of teemnext
as in to burst
to be copiously supplied the area teems with entrepreneurs hoping to hit upon the next big thing

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Recent Examples of teem 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 This is a frankly majestic imagining of 16th-century feudal Japan filled with paddy fields, winding valleys, windswept plains, and teeming towns all knitted together into a virtual tapestry of striking geographic verisimilitude. Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025 Buildings tower and gleam as if burnished by the money flowing through them — none more so than the thrumming heart of Shanghai’s nightlife, Huanghe Road, a teeming swathe of high-end restaurants (a stretch of which Wong and his team recreated to scale). Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Nov. 2025 Chelsea are 5-1 up against 10 men, the result long since secured, but no one wants to head for the exits to escape the teeming rain just yet. Simon Johnson, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for teem
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  • Picturesque wind instruments suddenly burst forth as if a flock of birds were flying over the pyramids.
    Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Wembanyama burst around it, received a pass and threw down a dunk.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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  • They’re revived — buzzing, even; at the glorious point in the caffeinated beverage where everything is beautiful, nothing hurts and at least one of them feels like a creative genius.
    Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Smaller acts like Los Alegres del Barranco, Arsenal Efectivo, and Alta Consigna were already generating buzz in Mexican music.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2026
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  • Gold mutual funds Few 401(k) plans allow investors to purchase actual gold, Investopedia says, but gold-adjacent mutual funds abound.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Small space renovation tips abound from projects carried out by big developers and young creatives alike.
    Giada Storelli, Architectural Digest, 7 Mar. 2026
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  • To stabilize bulging sides, drive rebar rods into the soil along the exterior of the beds.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Fibroids that bulge into the uterine cavity—called submucosal fibroids—are often associated with the most significant bleeding changes, regardless of size.
    Beth Krietsch, SELF, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • At the rate business was humming along, ValenSil was on track to bolt on a third shift, add about eight to 15 more workers, and even purchase land for further expansion.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Passionate Mars enters your 6th house to highlight your work-life balance, urging steady action on the daily tasks that keep everything humming.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2026

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“Teem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teem. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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