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Recent Examples of teem
If so, Have We Met is the warehouse metropolis of Synecdoche, New York: cavernous and self-referential, teeming yet desolate, with the threat of a fire around any corner.
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Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
This has produced a toxic environment in the streets, where women dread having to use certain public transportation (Cairo’s teeming buses, unlike the metro, are not segregated) or even walk down a busy street.
—Emily Dyer, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2014
It’s all given a tuneful sheen that suggests the work of a teeming pop-rock hive-mind at work.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
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Maldives
Fan after fan extolled the nearly 1,200-island nation in the Indian Ocean for relaxation and romance, with crystal-clear shallows, teeming reefs, and standard-setting, over-water villas among its many atolls.
—Elaine Glusac, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
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Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
This has produced a toxic environment in the streets, where women dread having to use certain public transportation (Cairo’s teeming buses, unlike the metro, are not segregated) or even walk down a busy street.
—Emily Dyer, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2014
It’s all given a tuneful sheen that suggests the work of a teeming pop-rock hive-mind at work.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
This Is Part Of The World's Best Awards See All Winners
The Winner
Maldives
Fan after fan extolled the nearly 1,200-island nation in the Indian Ocean for relaxation and romance, with crystal-clear shallows, teeming reefs, and standard-setting, over-water villas among its many atolls.
—Elaine Glusac, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teem
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Ever since Greta Thunberg burst onto the scene in 2018, climate protest has been seen as a primarily youthful pursuit.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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The 6-foot-5, 265-pound rookie from UCLA burst off the line of scrimmage and barreled around Bears tight end Cole Kmet.Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
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The crypto community is buzzing, with celebrations sweeping across forums and social media, hailing Trump’s win as a potential boon for the top cryptocurrency’s future.Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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After today, our phones will quit buzzing nonstop with fundraising texts and get-out-the-vote calls.Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Corporate synergy abounds on many of the other major streamers.Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Retaliation for all this coming to the surface abounds.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024
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My friends were confused by my abrupt stop and the frightened and befuddled look on my face — except for one, whose eyes were also bulging wide.Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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Prior to stepping out into space, Gillis reported seeing seals around the hatch that appear to be bulging.Denise Chow, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2024
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Others volunteer to water plants, write a weekly newsletter, launder aprons, check on members who haven’t shown up in a while, and shoulder other tasks needed to keep the clubhouse humming.Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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The question is whether the Fed can help keep the economy out of a recession now that it’s begun cutting interest rates to keep the job market humming.Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Teem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teem. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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