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Recent Examples of abounded
Top secret conversations about movement strategies and tactics abounded over plates of Gilmore’s food.
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Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Praise abounded for the 36-year-old, with three fellow veterans commending Rojas not just for his play, but also for his demeanor.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Stories of Canadians trying to sell their vacation properties in Florida abounded.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Similar stories abounded throughout the eastern mountain regions, so interest in restoring the iconic tree rose during the post-war 1950s.
—Eric J. Wallace, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
Still, buzz abounded, particularly around the season’s wave of designer debuts.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
To Danielson’s point about spreading the wealth offensively, 10 different receivers hauled in passes from Madsen, and highlights abounded for the 10th straight sellout crowd at Albertsons Stadium (32,904).
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 28 Sep. 2025
While Cardi’s position in the rap game was hardly questioned in earnest, questions abounded.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
Comparisons abounded to Mussolini’s Italy, Pinochet’s Chile, and Hitler’s Germany.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abounded
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Not only do the four statues bode well for the film’s future, but the room buzzed with good will for Anderson, who didn’t try to hide his glee.—
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Visitors must be buzzed in by staff in order to enter past the front office.—
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Is your play area bursting at the seams?—
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Hill burst upon the local high school scene as a sophomore, earning Central Texas newcomer of the year honors in 2023 after rushing for 1,428 yards and 20 touchdowns.—
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Even pre-Covid, his pockets bulged with hand sanitizer.—
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My vitamin cabinet bulged with supplements.—
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The broad stock market hummed along in 2025, with the S&P 500 posting a 16% return — the index’s third consecutive year of double-digit gains.—
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By Monday, with Paramount’s David Ellison tilting at windmills to try to stop Ted Sarandos’ Netflixian invasion, the studio executive hummed a different tune.—
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In Stubb’s Cave, strangler-fig roots teemed from ceiling apertures.—
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The spring 2026 fashion collections brimmed with styles, ranging from short and sweet to sleek and chic.—
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So far, the year has brimmed with new milestones.—
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Yet that sign of life came to an end when Indiana swarmed the Ducks' fourth-down conversion attempt, giving the ball and the momentum back to the Hoosiers.—
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The school district canceled classes on Thursday and Friday out of an abundance of caution after witnesses said federal authorities swarmed Roosevelt High School in south Minneapolis during dismissal.—
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First, popovers larger than life that overflowed the bread plate.—
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When the news was confirmed, Mileno and Cuevas said emotions overflowed.—
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“Abounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abounded. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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