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Recent Examples of abound
Take Lupita Nyong’o and her red Ralph Lauren cape dress in 2014, or Margot Robbie in a plastic-fantastic Barbie-pink Armani gown just last year—glamour and drama always abound.
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Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
Terrific films abound, but the audience that once rushed to see them in theaters has shrunk.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Dire reports already abound concerning U.S. ammunition and missile defense interceptor shortages.
—Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 2 Jan. 2025
All the while, rumors abound that a film incentive is on the cusp of being unveiled.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025
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Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
Terrific films abound, but the audience that once rushed to see them in theaters has shrunk.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Dire reports already abound concerning U.S. ammunition and missile defense interceptor shortages.
—Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 2 Jan. 2025
All the while, rumors abound that a film incentive is on the cusp of being unveiled.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abound
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Last April, 174 people were stranded for up to 23 hours when a pod on a cable car line in southern Turkey hit a pole and burst open for unknown reasons, killing one and injuring seven.Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
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Editor’s picks The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time Though he’s known for being slightly reticent in interviews, today, Bad Bunny is fully charged and bursting with stories.Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
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While Altadena, which has a large Latino population, was burning, social media started buzzing that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was nearby conducting a raid, Salas said.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Only male cicadas sing or make that buzzing noise they’re known for.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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With azure-blue as far as the eye can see, and teeming marine life and kaleidoscopic coral, there’s much to marvel at beneath the surface.Matt Kirouac, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Apr. 2023
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His teeming visual imagination is matched by the agile physicality of Jomo Fray’s cinematography.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
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Muscles bulging and soaked in sweat, his face is etched in a grimace of extreme exertion.Sarah Shephard, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Photo : Bonhams Extensive records of the restoration, filling two bulging binders, are included in the auction lot.Howard Walker, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Abound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abound. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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