profusion
noun
pro·fu·sion
prə-ˈfyü-zhən 
prō-
1
: lavish expenditure : extravagance
2
: the quality or state of being profuse
3
: great quantity : lavish display or supply
snow falling in profusion
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A profusion is literally a "pouring forth", so a profusion of gifts is a wealth or abundance of gifts. A profusely illustrated book is filled to overflowing with pictures. A bad social error should be followed by profuse apologies, and profound gratitude should be expressed with profuse thanks.
Examples of profusion in a Sentence
The flowers grow in profusion.
apples grow in profusion in this valley
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Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
There’s a profusion of bars in downtown Kansas City that offer boisterous partying and pounding music.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
Other surgeries have been postponed or canceled because of lack of profusion team staffers, who operate the heart-lung machine while a patient is under anesthesia, the Palmetto General doctor said.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Within a month, Turning Point would receive a profusion of six-figure donations from Dunn and others.
—Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Profusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profusion. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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profusion
noun
pro·fu·sion
prə-ˈfyü-zhən
: a plentiful supply : great quantity
lilacs blooming in profusion
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