pullulated

past tense of pullulate
as in burst
to be copiously supplied a tough city neighborhood that has a reputation for pullulating with prostitutes and petty criminals

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burst
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  • But there is part of me that actually believes Wayne was at his creative peak on 2004’s Tha Carter, where the Cash Money little brother with a chip on his shoulder collides with the looser, throne-craving supernova, ready to burst.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 6 June 2025
  • In Raleigh, North Carolina, a water utility organization uses AI to forecast which pipes are most likely to burst, helping crews replace them proactively.
    Darshan Tiwari, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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“Pullulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pullulated. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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