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teemed

verb

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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teemed
  1. burst
  2. buzzed
  3. bulged
  4. brimmed
  5. hummed
  6. abounded
  7. swarmed
  8. overflowed
Verb
  • Bake for 25 minutes, until the tomatoes have burst and the gnocchi have a slight crisp.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • After dealing only in renderings the last time around, the real, live Nugget Schmiede roof burst to life at the recent Düsseldorf Caravan Salon.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of burst
Verb
  • As if triggered by this thought, the door buzzed itself open, startling the pigeons from wire to wing, a grand scattering.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Upon the stone’s discovery, the world of Egyptology buzzed with questions.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of buzzed
Verb
  • By later in the day, the second lake had bulged — sparking fears of another lethal torrent.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
  • My husband Grant Wahl's bulged and burst, at an age when this disease usually means something inherited.
    — Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of bulged
Verb
  • Carcasses lay strewn along the shoreline as the beach brimmed with weekend activity.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • But You Caint Use My Phone, which brimmed with affirmative heaters that wonderfully interrogated screen-staring.
    — Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of brimmed
Verb
  • Pastel Colonial buildings lined the streets, their facades glowing in the afternoon sun, while the plazas hummed with life.
    — Chantelle Kincy, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The bleachers were packed, and for the first time all day the air hummed with genuine enthusiasm.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of hummed
Verb
  • Over the weeks and years that followed, theories abounded as the search for Shergar continued.
    — Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Rumors abounded that Portman, who has met Cusk and recommended one of her books for her book club, felt betrayed.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of abounded
Verb
  • Most impressive to this point is the Cincinnati defense, which swarmed the Texans in Houston last Sunday.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Journalists and attendees swarmed the room at the town’s Kursaal Theater, where a jovial Pitt made his first San Sebastián appearance since the 2009 presentation of Inglourious Basterds alongside filmmaker Quentin Tarantino.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of swarmed
Verb
  • The leak started during the startup and the chemical went into a containment area and then overflowed onto a gravel area.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The region saw similar flash floods in August 2025, when a glacial lake in Tibet overflowed because of high temperatures.
    — Shristi Kafle, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of overflowed

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“Teemed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teemed. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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