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abounding

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verb

present participle of abound
as in bursting
to be copiously supplied a city that abounds with art museums and private galleries

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abounding
Adjective
  • How Is Access To Healthcare In Braga? Access to healthcare is abundant in Braga.
    Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Today, the black and white birds that live along the southern Ross Sea primarily eat Antarctic silverfish, a small, abundant fish that scientists consider a keystone species.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • An intellectually dense film bursting with ideas, some of them contradictory, some troubling, all of them provocative.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2024
  • At one point Harry Maguire tried to inject urgency, bursting forward with the ball and urging Alejandro Garnacho and Diogo Dalot to run ahead.
    Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Street performers and buzzing crowds returned to Bourbon Street on Thursday after police reopened it hours before the Sugar Bowl, which was delayed a day and was expected to draw 70,000 fans to the nearby Superdome.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
  • From patient inquiries to administrative notifications, your inbox is probably constantly buzzing.
    Ajay Prasad, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Josephine Chen, a partner at Sequoia, said the crowded market reflects the seriousness of the problem.
    Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Elite institutions will continue to thrive, as will second-tier schools that can differentiate themselves in a crowded market.
    Scott White, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • When faced with extreme challenges, the rumor mill is rife, so providing real facts and decision points is critical to ensuring that employees know what is changing and why instead of speculating.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Rumor-mongering is rife, with anyone and everyone weighing in on contract negotiations that are supposed to be confidential.
    Joelle Diderich, WWD, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • These predictions highlight a year brimming with potential, as the industry continues to prove itself as an unstoppable force.
    Leeor Shimron, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The planet’s ancient ecosystem might have been brimming over with a richer assortment of plant life than scientists ever thought.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Raluca Anghel, Global Head of External Affairs and Industry Relations, Natural Diamond Council, gave a talk that packed particular power.
    Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
  • As Birdville boys basketball looked for its first state championship appearance in program history, supporters of the program created an electric playoff environment in a packed arena at Lewisville High School.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Critical Thinking In a world awash with data, the ability to discern signals from noise is invaluable.
    Brent Gleeson, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Prior to the start of Budweiser’s exclusive arrangement with the NFL, the Super Bowl was awash in suds, with Schlitz, Löwenbräu, Miller High Life, Schmidt’s, Lone Star, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Hamm’s and Blatz all doing their part to develop an indelible association between an ice-cold brew and gameday.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Abounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abounding. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.

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