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Recent Examples of teem
The giants elude us, but pods of leaping dolphins and a few snorkeling sessions around the reefs showcase the area’s teeming life.
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Calin Van Paris, Outside Online, 18 Apr. 2025
In Jacmel, 60 miles from the capital, families sunbathe at the beach, shop at teeming markets and zip about on moto-taxis through crowded streets.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2025
That’s not just a concern for people who enjoy diving to view the teeming reefs; bleaching has potentially huge ecological and economic ramifications.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2025
Those figures represent a drop from the much larger numbers of salmon, in some years more than 1 million fish, that teemed along California’s Pacific coast in the early 2000s.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
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Calin Van Paris, Outside Online, 18 Apr. 2025
In Jacmel, 60 miles from the capital, families sunbathe at the beach, shop at teeming markets and zip about on moto-taxis through crowded streets.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2025
That’s not just a concern for people who enjoy diving to view the teeming reefs; bleaching has potentially huge ecological and economic ramifications.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2025
Those figures represent a drop from the much larger numbers of salmon, in some years more than 1 million fish, that teemed along California’s Pacific coast in the early 2000s.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teem
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The actor and writer burst onto the scene at only 17 years old when director Michael Mayer found him and cast him as Ernst in the off-Broadway production of Spring Awakening, a role Glick reprised in the hit Broadway production.—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
30 June 2025
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The Cow burst onto the scene as an indictment of the rural poverty in which millions of Iranians lived.—
Tiara Ataii,
Vulture,
24 June 2025
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At home, appliances hum, HVAC systems cycle, lawn mowers and leaf blowers buzz outside, and doorbells, phones, and televisions interrupt the quiet.—
Bill Schiffmiller,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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The notifications buzzing in her back pocket were becoming more frantic, arriving every few minutes now.—
Zadie Smith,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Tesla robotaxi finally launches, but hiccups abound After years of bold promises, Elon Musk’s company finally began ferrying passengers on their own without a human directly behind the wheel.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
22 June 2025
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Plenty of questions abound for the Charlotte Hornets as they get set to reconstruct their roster.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
20 June 2025
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In every photo, Tater's eyes bulged with what can only be described as pure joy.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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Originally misdiagnosed with a bulging disk, a surgeon discovered a spinal fracture during McQueen’s time off this season, and got him on a proper healing regimen.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Step off the humming streets of Taipei, through the glass doors of the Mandarin Oriental, and the city’s energy fades behind thick stone walls.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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With their defensive limitations, the Knicks need to make sure the offense is humming more often than not.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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“Teem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teem. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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