as in filled
possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified
a city government that is rife with malfeasance and corruption
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Recent Examples of rife
Arguments and accusations of blasphemy regarding teaching yoga sutras rather than Bible scripture are rife within the Black yoga community.
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Tamika Caston-Miller, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2025
Misinformation is rife in Syria, and after five decades of despotic rule, Syrians have little trust in their institutions.
—Nafees Hamid, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2025
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
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Tamika Caston-Miller, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2025
Misinformation is rife in Syria, and after five decades of despotic rule, Syrians have little trust in their institutions.
—Nafees Hamid, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rife
Adjective
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In that crowded class of prospects, each star had his own identity.—
D. Watkins,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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As tensions threaten to turn to violence in the crowded train car, the officer arrives.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In Ren, Dillman has written a complex character who makes decisions that are often understandable yet morally fraught.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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But at the root is also something very fraught, a willingness to see all art as both interchangeable and purchase-able.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Bedrock was working on sodium-ion batteries, which are lower cost, as sodium is more abundant and cheaper than lithium, and don't use cobalt or nickel.—
Katie Fehrenbacher,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
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Try this: Identify colleagues with abundant thinking and schedule regular coffee chats or lunch meetings.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The lungs are already awash in a fat-rich material called surfactant, which coats the lungs’ interior and keeps the tissue from collapsing.—
Amber Dance,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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Massive windows keep the indoors awash in sunlight.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Lock-in bonus bets for a packed sports schedule or start with a large wager.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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While an older kid might have drama club or sports practice right after school, younger kids may not be able to handle such a packed day, and that’s okay.—
Liz Regalia,
Parents,
9 Apr. 2025
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History is replete with examples of tariff wars that destroy international trade and punish—and impoverish—all combatants.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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Most places in the body where tumors originate are replete with nutrients: fats, amino acids, oxygen, metals—all the foodstuffs a rapidly growing cell needs.—
Amber Dance,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Rife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rife. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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