as in filled
containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible
a book brimful of stories about people who overcome childhood adversities to achieve great things
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Recent Examples of brimful
The heartless street reveals itself as a brimful dungeon to those who look.
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Jay Pilgreen, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
It’s Chambers at her most Chambersian: touchy-feely, interior, and brimful of tea.
—Jason Kehe, Wired, 16 Sep. 2021
The Missouri is running fast and muddy, brimful with snowmelt and sediment, driftwood and old leaves.
—National Geographic, 16 Jan. 2020
There is another stop, Agia Sophia, only 500 metres away, which was also found to be brimful of antiquities.
—The Economist, 10 Dec. 2019
Jay Pilgreen, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
It’s Chambers at her most Chambersian: touchy-feely, interior, and brimful of tea.
—Jason Kehe, Wired, 16 Sep. 2021
The Missouri is running fast and muddy, brimful with snowmelt and sediment, driftwood and old leaves.
—National Geographic, 16 Jan. 2020
There is another stop, Agia Sophia, only 500 metres away, which was also found to be brimful of antiquities.
—The Economist, 10 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brimful
Adjective
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The new system allows citations to be transmitted electronically and enter the court records system pre-filled.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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This comforter is pre-filled and designed to be two inches wider than standard sizes for an extra-plush feel and complete bed coverage.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Saturday’s final score, 9-0 in the visitor’s favor, only partially encapsulates the degree to which New York (5-4) outplayed San Francisco (3-6) in front of a packed house that had more reasons to groan than reasons to cheer.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Diehard fans banged bass drums, songs emanated from the supporters’ wall and a packed stadium of 7,211 buzzed all the way through stoppage time of a tense game.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The car was full of suitcases, and his father was sitting in the front seat, scrolling on his phone.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Wiseman, Glover, Koch and Hansen were launched Wednesday and, after spending a full day checking out the Orion spacecraft, the ship left Earth orbit Thursday and headed for the moon.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Brimful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brimful. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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