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
  • Rico, his wife Michele and daughter Mia burst from their chairs and cheer as Domino flexes his arms, each sleeved in tattoos of dominoes, palm trees and a Cuban cafetera with biceps.
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
  • My heart is constantly bursting open, while also breaking into a million pieces.
    Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Rivera and Baker were quickly buzzed inside and the two rushed up a flight of stairs after the suspect, the videos show.
    Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The Royals dugout buzzed with excitement as the ball went out.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Apple engineers’ eyes bulged in astonishment.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Angelenos’ eyes bulged at the $1,500-a-head price tag.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Come winter, beach towns like this one dotting the Atlantic Coast stretch of Florida surrounding Fort Lauderdale have long brimmed with French Canadian tourists and other snowbirds who arrive for warmth and sunshine.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The minibar brimmed with complimentary sodas, addictively spicy small-batch pimento cheese Lowcountry Kettle Chips, and lemon sugar cookies from Charleston’s Own.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The place once hummed with thousands of workers and their families, with a school, a day care and a sports center.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Sewing machines hummed, scissors snipped, patterns stretched across the tables.
    Itay Hod, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Volvo was in trouble, and critics abounded, calling out the quality, cost, and range of the fleet.
    Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Talk of various collaborations between Blake and West has abounded for years, but little has actually come of it.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Overhead, vultures, crows and gulls swarmed, feeding on carcasses and insects and other waste.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
  • James Craig's comments come after several hundred teens swarmed downtown again over the weekend.
    Julia Avant, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Eggleston said her two nephews were just 10 yards from their apartment when the nearby reservoir overflowed and brought water rushing down the hill.
    Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • In Michigan, heavy rains over the past few days, combined with snow melt, caused flooding on Monday when several rivers, including the Manistee River in northwest Michigan's Lower Peninsula, overflowed, officials said.
    Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026

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“Teemed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teemed. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.

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