rife with
idiom
: having a large amount of (something bad or unpleasant) : full of (something bad or unpleasant)
The school was rife with rumors.
a history rife with scandal
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Adam Roy, Outside Online, 15 Feb. 2025
The character’s history is silly, tone-deaf, and rife with stereotypes.
—Darren Franich, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
What to know about the 2025 Super Bowl In an NFL rematch rife with storylines, the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles face off today in the Super Bowl for the second time in the past three seasons.
—Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2025
The comments were rife with fury at UniteHealthcare and for-profit health insurance more broadly.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Rife with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rife%20with. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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