teems

Definition of teemsnext
present tense third-person singular of teem
as in bursts
to be copiously supplied the area teems with entrepreneurs hoping to hit upon the next big thing

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Verb
  • Haaland bursts our bubble almost immediately by scoring in the opening five minutes, and Burnley miss a few good first-half chances, with striker Zian Flemming particularly culpable.
    Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The 60-year immigration bubble finally bursts.
    , FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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  • Meanwhile, the boarding house buzzes around him.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
  • At night, Bar Dryce buzzes with hip city-dwellers and, on weekends, DJ sets.
    Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Time can only be turned back so far, even here, where history abounds.
    Danielle Parker, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • This slightly smaller preserve (368 acres) abounds with waterfalls, rugged trails, and splendid vistas at every turn.
    Anthony Fredericks, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
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  • His body may be showing its age, but his mind still hums like the Big House before kickoff.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2026
  • Now, with the case of Reiner, the machinery hums again.
    Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026
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  • According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), a brain aneurysm is a weakened area in an artery that bulges outward and fills with blood.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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  • Euphoria Retreat brims with a sense of place from the Greek mountain herb tea to the lemon trees in the garden, but its medicines and its wisdom has a truly global embrace.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
  • The Berries and Brunost Waffle brims with sweet Norwegian brown cheese (brunost) and lingonberry jam, a nod to the area’s Norwegian heritage.
    Sarah Miller, Midwest Living, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Teems.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teems. Accessed 11 May. 2026.

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