as in filled
possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified
oceans teeming with life
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Recent Examples of teeming
Quanta Magazine, 18 Feb. 2026
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
To accept that there will always be creatures teeming nearby, some of them agonizing, expelled from their days.
—MarÃa Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
Mason evokes the vibrant street scene vividly, with archive footage of the area’s teeming bars and even a nod to the Donut Time store immortalized in Sean Baker’s transgender High Noon story Tangerine.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
The mesmerizing power of the booming sound in a southern Moroccan desert prompts the teeming bodies to writhe and dance in an ecstatic state.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
The Fire Department said that resources after the incident were delayed due to the size of the teeming crowd near the Wilshire Federal Building.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Her custom look in yellow crepe georgette felt fresh and modern and rightly stood out in a night teeming in black gowns and tuxedo interpretations.
—Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
The neighborhood/area The ocean is your playground here, and snorkelers and divers will find plenty of reasons to explore the teeming coral reefs below.
—Kristin Braswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
This is a frankly majestic imagining of 16th-century feudal Japan filled with paddy fields, winding valleys, windswept plains, and teeming towns all knitted together into a virtual tapestry of striking geographic verisimilitude.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
Adjective
The new findings are confounding scientists’ expectations, raising questions about how exactly molecules can encounter their reactive partners in a teeming, crowded space — and therefore how cells can possibly function.
—Quanta Magazine, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
With virtually no set other than some boxes and platforms that get pushed onstage so that various authority figures can tower over the teeming masses, there’s plenty of room to dance.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
To accept that there will always be creatures teeming nearby, some of them agonizing, expelled from their days.
—MarÃa Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
Mason evokes the vibrant street scene vividly, with archive footage of the area’s teeming bars and even a nod to the Donut Time store immortalized in Sean Baker’s transgender High Noon story Tangerine.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
The mesmerizing power of the booming sound in a southern Moroccan desert prompts the teeming bodies to writhe and dance in an ecstatic state.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
The Fire Department said that resources after the incident were delayed due to the size of the teeming crowd near the Wilshire Federal Building.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Her custom look in yellow crepe georgette felt fresh and modern and rightly stood out in a night teeming in black gowns and tuxedo interpretations.
—Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
The neighborhood/area The ocean is your playground here, and snorkelers and divers will find plenty of reasons to explore the teeming coral reefs below.
—Kristin Braswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
This is a frankly majestic imagining of 16th-century feudal Japan filled with paddy fields, winding valleys, windswept plains, and teeming towns all knitted together into a virtual tapestry of striking geographic verisimilitude.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teeming
Adjective
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The Wall Street Journal featured Reese alongside WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson on its magazine cover, even after Caitlin Clark broke numerous records, filled arenas, and set new marks for WNBA broadcasts.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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The new system allows citations to be transmitted electronically and enter the court records system pre-filled.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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My heart is bursting with gratitude.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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This encourages new growth and results in lilacs which appear fuller, bursting with color from the inside out.—
Emily Leahy,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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In the gubernatorial primary in Wisconsin, Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist whose campaign message centers her experience as a single mother, is currently a narrow front-runner in a crowded field.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Notably, voters will winnow a crowded field of candidates for governor down to two.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
Verb
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In northern Virginia’s Loudoun County, the buzzing-windowless-behemoth capital of the world, every dollar in services provided to data centers returns twenty-six dollars in revenue, and that has allowed the county to lower its real-property taxes every year for the past decade.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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On Wednesday, three pins were available for the buzzing audience, including one with a rainbow heart emblazoned with the words City of Boise.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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The park is famous for its hiking trails, abundant wildlife like the bruin buddy above, and vibrant flora.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Mapping the seafloor With oceans covering 71% of the Earth’s surface, the marine ecosystem is the largest and most abundant in the world.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Cornish pasties brimming with ground beef and potatoes.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park is brimming with wildlife, forests, hiking trails, streams, and wildflowers.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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Instead of sending a work into a packed evening sale, the gallery will offer one painting at a set time to a smaller group of buyers.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
2 May 2026
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Sometimes, union representatives are the only people in a packed municipal meeting room to speak in favor of a project.—
Marc Levy,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Reiner sat mostly expressionless in the courtroom—his eyes wide open and bulging.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026
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This results in bulging eyes (proptosis) due to swelling or pressure behind your eyes.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Teeming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teeming. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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