teemed

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
  • Additionally, hopping balls usually come with a weight limit to prevent users from bursting the ball and injuring themselves in the process.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
  • Juicy blueberries burst during baking, melding with the fresh peach juices for a gorgeous, saucy filling in this pie.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • The stands of the soccer stadium buzzed with anticipation.
    Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026
  • All 10, minus goalkeeper Matt Freese, buzzed around SoFi Stadium’s temporary grass.
    Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Five racks of computer servers hummed in a futuristic yet industrial-looking classroom at Atlanta Technical College, south of downtown.
    Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 26 May 2026
  • Ventilators hummed in an intensive care unit.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Verb
  • In the late 2010s and early 2020s, online shows like Sequester — which was created by Big Brother alum Audrey Middleton — and games organized entirely on Discord, an instant messaging platform, abounded.
    Charlotte Walsh, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
  • 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
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  • Fans swarmed to the front gate of the bleachers to get a closer look at Netherlands captain and star center back Virgil van Dijk.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
  • Last Wednesday, the hotel was swarmed with guys sporting shaggy haircuts, all looking like Geese frontman Cameron Winter.
    Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Social feeds overflowed with videos of blue-and-orange revelry.
    Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
  • Hundreds of homes in the city’s black neighborhoods were damaged and the Miami River overflowed.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026

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“Teemed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teemed. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.

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