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
  • But among the regular assortment of items that would burst the seams of your bank account or your apartment’s square footage, this year’s design week featured all sorts of small, excellent objects, and many of them were even affordable.
    Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 23 May 2026
  • Their easy, hedonic seductiveness emerges, too, via Yuskavage’s lush, rounded, fleshy brushstrokes (a different sort of stroke material, for the patriarchy or for anyone else), which render everything from boobs to bellies to nipples smooth and swollen, like a succulent fruit fixing to burst.
    Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
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  • Everything buzzed in Gateway Center Arena in College Park as the Dream completed an impressive comeback.
    Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 24 May 2026
  • Aside from the prize-winners, this year’s selection also featured market breakout Club Kid and the buzzed about opening film Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 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
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  • 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
  • Traffic hummed and whined on I-85.
    Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 13 May 2026
  • To the right hummed Interstate 190; beyond the highway, the Niagara River; beyond the river, Canada.
    Dan Barry, New York Times, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • That’s a far cry from just a few years ago, when optimism abounded and a strong commitment to an EV-heavy portfolio translated into a higher share price.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
  • Fortunately, solutions abounded.
    Ben Link, The Conversation, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • Officers from multiple agencies swarmed, chasing Denis for more than 20 miles.
    Ella Moore, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
  • Police swarmed the center after receiving calls of an active shooter and found a crime scene that expanded across several blocks in the area.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 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 25 May. 2026.

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