teemed

Definition of teemednext
past tense of teem
as in 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 teemed In Stubb’s Cave, strangler-fig roots teemed from ceiling apertures. Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
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Verb
  • Researchers believe huge quantities of groundwater likely burst onto the surface in a series of catastrophic floods that surged downhill and rapidly carved the waterworn valleys visible today.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 15 May 2026
  • But Donald used that size mismatch to his advantage, leveraging an unprecedented first step and incredible agility to burst past linemen and attack the offense.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Outside buzzed the controversial Court Street bike lane, the subject of a recent lawsuit which Dornagon covered closely.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • Altadena buzzed with the sound of construction in late April.
    Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 14 May 2026
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  • Her stomach bulged beneath her I ❤ FLORIDA boatneck and her face was round and waxy-pale.
    Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
  • The Apple engineers’ eyes bulged in astonishment.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Conversations between the two often brimmed with lessons on life, which Honda carries close to heart.
    Julius Miller Follow, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
  • The case file on Weaver’s murder that Logothetti ultimately inherited from her predecessors at the Everett Police Department brimmed with outlandish theories around her death involving money laundering and cocaine.
    Nina Giraldo, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • To the right hummed Interstate 190; beyond the highway, the Niagara River; beyond the river, Canada.
    Dan Barry, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • Others gathered in clusters of desks, showing their artwork to friends as lo-fi music hummed in the background.
    Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Fortunately, solutions abounded.
    Ben Link, The Conversation, 8 May 2026
  • That afternoon, Mira was in the market for a tinted sunscreen, but distractions abounded.
    Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • One group swarmed Trossard, the man whose name was on the scoresheet, but another surrounded Odegaard, the architect of it all.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • Knicks fans swarmed the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia for both Games 3 and 4.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • The case has drawn significant attention in the country — local media reported that a courtroom overflowed with journalists and observers at the latest hearing, on May 7.
    Jane Lytvynenko, NBC news, 12 May 2026
  • Fans overflowed from the bleachers to stand six deep behind the home-plate screen Friday night at Anthony Rizzo Field.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026

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“Teemed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teemed. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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