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Recent Examples of abounded
Skepticism abounded among allies, officials, and executives over the details and durability of the US truce with Iran.
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Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
16 June 2026
Furthermore, the beginning of the Big Bang might have abounded with additional, high-energy particles that can’t form in our current, low-energy universe and aren’t part of the Standard Model.
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Quanta Magazine,
15 June 2026
Standout moments from that day abounded, as well.
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Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
That’s a far cry from just a few years ago, when optimism abounded and a strong commitment to an EV-heavy portfolio translated into a higher share price.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
Fortunately, solutions abounded.
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Ben Link,
The Conversation,
8 May 2026
That afternoon, Mira was in the market for a tinted sunscreen, but distractions abounded.
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Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
There was also the fact that the women had been in a hothouse of writing, recording, and touring together throughout the turbulence of their early 20s; interpersonal conflicts abounded.
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Marissa Lorusso,
Pitchfork,
3 May 2026
Explanations abounded, many of them paranoid.
—
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
16 June 2026
Furthermore, the beginning of the Big Bang might have abounded with additional, high-energy particles that can’t form in our current, low-energy universe and aren’t part of the Standard Model.
—
Quanta Magazine,
15 June 2026
Standout moments from that day abounded, as well.
—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
That’s a far cry from just a few years ago, when optimism abounded and a strong commitment to an EV-heavy portfolio translated into a higher share price.
—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
Fortunately, solutions abounded.
—
Ben Link,
The Conversation,
8 May 2026
That afternoon, Mira was in the market for a tinted sunscreen, but distractions abounded.
—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
There was also the fact that the women had been in a hothouse of writing, recording, and touring together throughout the turbulence of their early 20s; interpersonal conflicts abounded.
—
Marissa Lorusso,
Pitchfork,
3 May 2026
Explanations abounded, many of them paranoid.
—
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abounded
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Astrophotographer Efrain Morales captured spectacular footage of China's Tiangong space station as its silhouette buzzed Tycho Crater during a lunar transit on May 29, one night before May's Blue Moon.
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The crowd at the party buzzed around one of that show’s key players, Lindsay Hubbard, who was in attendance.
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However, the extravagant nature of such spending appears to be a bubble that has now burst, especially given the obvious failure to build a domestic talent pool.
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When fire crews arrived on scene, the fire had consumed multiple rooms and had burst through the roof of one of the three hotel buildings.
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The 20-yard screamer deflected off keeper Luca Zidane’s fingertips and bulged the back of the net.
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Her stomach bulged beneath her I ❤ FLORIDA boatneck and her face was round and waxy-pale.
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Experiments were running, discoveries being made, and conferences hummed with new ideas.
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Eye Patch rocked on the balls of his feet and hummed.
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In Stubb’s Cave, strangler-fig roots teemed from ceiling apertures.
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Sitting with her children in a carriage during the parade and later appearing on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, the princess wore nodded to her late mother-in-law Princess Diana's 1987 Easter outfit in a pale blue ensemble and wide-brimmed hat by Catherine Walker.
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Conversations between the two often brimmed with lessons on life, which Honda carries close to heart.
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When the decision on trans athletes was made the other day by the Supreme Court were the Justices swarmed by an angry mob and beheaded on the spot?
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At the Castle Clinton National Monument, attendees swarmed for a flag raising ceremony which will be followed by an annual Independence Day parade.
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At the committee hearing Wednesday, the room overflowed with supporters who queued up in the room and outside in the corridor to make public comment and emphasize the importance of the bill.
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Rivers overflowed their banks and parts of the central coastal region were buried under mud, the Red Cross said in a report a year later.
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“Abounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abounded. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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