as in to burst
to be copiously supplied a tough city neighborhood that has a reputation for pullulating with prostitutes and petty criminals

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  • Recycled beads turn into jewelry bursting with color.
    Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Plant these flowers from seed to have a garden bursting with color.
    Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2025
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  • Mercury will also activate this area of your chart as of March 3, so your mind will be buzzing with ideas.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Osaka has quite a bit of hotel buzz this year, with both Patina and Waldorf Astoria opening imminently.
    Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2025
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  • As Ne Zha, his wide eyes often bulge in different directions.
    Fred Topel, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
  • When the owner of a silver carp by Fabergé, circa 1908, squeezes the bulging glass eyeballs, the guillotine mouth chomps the end of a cigar (Wartski, E13).
    Walker Mimms, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Pullulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pullulate. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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