teem

as in to burst
to be copiously supplied the area teems with entrepreneurs hoping to hit upon the next big thing

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Recent Examples of teem That’s not just a concern for people who enjoy diving to view the teeming reefs; bleaching has potentially huge ecological and economic ramifications. Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2025 Those figures represent a drop from the much larger numbers of salmon, in some years more than 1 million fish, that teemed along California’s Pacific coast in the early 2000s. Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025 The men, many of them shirtless, are crowded, teeming, sitting and standing, seemingly at attention, to face the camera from behind bars. James Poniewozik, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025 Cromwell’s middle-aged regrets build poignantly, while brisker pacing and some levity—Cromwell is widowed, and various courtiers take it upon themselves to play matchmaker—lend the proceedings a teeming liveliness. Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for teem
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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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  • Much of the cast, including creator Lin Manuel Miranda, Jonathan Groff, Daveed Diggs, Christopher Jackson, Phillipa Soo, Leslie Odom Jr. and Reneé Elise Goldsberry, walked the carpet embracing other stars who were buzzing with excitement for what the performance could be.
    Emily Burns, Footwear News, 9 June 2025
  • But others, including Grand Central Market, were already buzzing with customers.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
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  • This is a sentiment that abounds throughout this proud city of immigrants, where many with friends or neighbors who are undocumented feel sorrow to see the violence and destruction.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
  • The bus stopped near the Iraqi border, where watchtowers loomed on hills and armed border patrol abounded.
    Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 10 June 2025
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  • Photos posted online showed the snake arrived at a Virginia animal hospital with a bulging body.
    Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
  • This week, they’re dominated by the moon, which enters its bulging gibbous phase in advance of next week’s full strawberry moon.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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  • But stimming takes on many other forms that are common in the workplace, such as humming, pen-clicking or using stress balls and fidget toys.
    Pamela Furr, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • Singing, humming, laughing and even gargling stimulate the vagus nerve, and cold-water exposure can activate it and enhance its tone. 4.
    Paul von Zielbauer, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025

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“Teem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teem. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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