as in plentiful
being more than enough without being excessive
there will be food and drink aplenty, so please come
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Recent Examples of aplenty
Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
With that kind of running time — nirvana for us addicts, perhaps a heavy lift for those dragged to the show by a partner — there is time aplenty to explore some 40 numbers.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
There are puns, double takes, visual gags and fourth-wall breaking bits aplenty, as well as some class satire that survives the cross-Atlantic transposition.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Despite these ongoing concerns, there are reasons aplenty to see a bigger future for gaming advertising.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
With that kind of running time — nirvana for us addicts, perhaps a heavy lift for those dragged to the show by a partner — there is time aplenty to explore some 40 numbers.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Adverb
The season begins on Sunday in Australia with changes aplenty, but the dominance of defending champion Max Verstappen still looms large over the grid.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
There are puns, double takes, visual gags and fourth-wall breaking bits aplenty, as well as some class satire that survives the cross-Atlantic transposition.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aplenty
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The logistics would be plentiful, but hosting an NHL Stanley Cup playoff game during a Katy Perry concert in the same building at the same time would be one hell of a night of entertainment.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2025
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Helium-3 is rare on Earth but is thought to be plentiful on the moon.—
Julian Dossett,
Space.com,
19 May 2025
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From his championship-winning basket at summer league last July in Las Vegas to the energy provided during a Heat season with ample lulls, the 6-foot-5 guard taken at No. 44 last June stood as an unexpected bright spot to what largely stood as a dark Heat season.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
18 May 2025
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While the terminology might not be scientific, there’s ample research that lends support to the idea as a whole.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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The sets are more generous in size so sleeping in these might be akin to swimming in a pool of soft decadence.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
16 May 2025
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At work, that can be an effective way to share success stories and build a reputation as someone who is not only funny, but generous in sharing what worked.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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“Aplenty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aplenty. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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