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Recent Examples of abounded
Iranian media abounded with debates among economists and market analysts, weighing the costs and benefits of the reforms.
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Davood Moradian, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Excitement abounded at the summit at the possibility of turning data centers from water guzzlers into self- or semi-sufficient water producers.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Rumors abounded about where Fossett went into hiding Frank Fossett was gone but hardly forgotten.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026
Speculation has abounded online that two of the moms included in said group are Mandy Moore and Hilary Duff, which French’s reps have denied, of course.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
At first, worry abounded over whether the county could afford purchasing the land.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
That shift was especially apparent on the runways, where grandpa shoes abounded.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2025
Path to politics Kimberly Owens grew up in a working-class family where political discourse abounded, even if politics itself didn’t feel accessible.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025
Questions have abounded about Chicago's defensive intensity in the backcourt — and, well, everywhere — when both of Billy Donovan's preferred starting guards are healthy.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Davood Moradian, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Excitement abounded at the summit at the possibility of turning data centers from water guzzlers into self- or semi-sufficient water producers.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Rumors abounded about where Fossett went into hiding Frank Fossett was gone but hardly forgotten.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026
Speculation has abounded online that two of the moms included in said group are Mandy Moore and Hilary Duff, which French’s reps have denied, of course.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
At first, worry abounded over whether the county could afford purchasing the land.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
That shift was especially apparent on the runways, where grandpa shoes abounded.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2025
Path to politics Kimberly Owens grew up in a working-class family where political discourse abounded, even if politics itself didn’t feel accessible.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025
Questions have abounded about Chicago's defensive intensity in the backcourt — and, well, everywhere — when both of Billy Donovan's preferred starting guards are healthy.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abounded
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That message carried into the museum's science classrooms, where children learned about electricity by holding hands to create a human circuit — prompting cheers as a device buzzed and lit up.—
Eva Andersen,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Fresh off a plane and finally inside the Toyota Center with a new cast of characters, Coby White stood on the baseline while the activity buzzed around him.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Marlin burst through the building yelling, according to several people working there that morning.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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After flooding and damage from bursting pipes worsened over the past week and a half at the troubled Concierge Apartments in Rocky Hill, town officials officially condemned 200 apartments in the massive complex Thursday afternoon.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
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The surrounding metropolitan area has similarly bulged.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Even pre-Covid, his pockets bulged with hand sanitizer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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The nondescript industrial buildings once hummed away largely behind the scenes, powering the various facets of our online lives.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The laser-cutting machine hummed with life.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Jan. 2026
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In Stubb’s Cave, strangler-fig roots teemed from ceiling apertures.—
Henry Wismayer,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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At the time the Academy West Investments affiliate bought University Park, which is two blocks from the UC Berkeley campus, the then-owners brimmed with confidence that the property offered plenty of upside.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Bryan, who was a Navy ordnanceman until his songwriting introduced a new career path, hadn’t anticipated backlash; fans brimmed with excitement for a full release.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Cellphone video obtained by CBS News shows the moment 200 officers then swarmed the property.—
Michael Kaplan,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Seattle swarmed Maye all game, sacked him six times, forced him into three turnovers and generally gave him little room to breathe as the Seahawks beat the Patriots 29-13 in Super Bowl 60.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
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Despite the internet shutdown, footage of many horrifying scenes began to emerge, including images of a makeshift morgue set up outside the Legal Medicine Organization (a state forensic institute) in Kahrizak, near Tehran, after the facility’s morgue overflowed with bodies.—
Hamid Kashani,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2026
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First, popovers larger than life that overflowed the bread plate.—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
9 Jan. 2026
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