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
  • New York — In New York’s Hudson Valley, the artist Anicka Yi has erected columns bursting with mercurial microbial life, in hues of acid green and coffee, arranged like an archaeological dig at Storm King Art Center.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
  • Kvaratskehlia’s father, Badri, a professional player himself, had countless footballs burst by its sharp metal.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 May 2026
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  • The area had been heavily bombarded in recent weeks, and an Israeli drone buzzed overhead, looping around the cleaved remains of nearby buildings.
    Euan Ward, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
  • Beto was close to unplayable up front, while James Garner and Dewsbury-Hall buzzed around in midfield.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 27 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
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  • 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
Verb
  • All these people who would not necessarily have been a popular first pick—in some cases maybe not anyone’s first pick—swarmed the race.
    Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 2 June 2026
  • After being swarmed by catcher Annabel Raftery and her teammates, Escobar hoisted the game ball that eluded her last season in a 3-0 loss to Los Alamitos in a dramatic Division 2 final.
    Dan Albano, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
Verb
  • Nearby Shingle Creek overflowed beyond its banks, while water flowing from neighborhoods north of State Road 50 and State Road 408 poured into the same basin serving Orlo Vista.
    Greg Bennett, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
  • Pepper’s—and the music overflowed with vision, meaning, and symphonic drama.
    Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 24 May 2026

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“Teemed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teemed. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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