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Recent Examples of abounded
For those in the bank that day, heartbreak abounded.
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Fiona Alison Duncan, ARTnews.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Along the Western Front, which stretched through northeastern France, Christmas trees, holly and mistletoe abounded as part of drives to show support and boost morale.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
In the lead-up to this event, questions abounded; how would Leigh react?
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Nonetheless, Skepticism abounded that such a goal was feasible, and not least that it could be spearheaded by a civic organization run mostly by volunteers.
—Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
This year, high-profile failures abounded.
—The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
Speculation had abounded earlier this week that the McDonald's employee who called the police on Mangione would not get the reward, because the person phoned 911 instead of the Crime Stoppers tip line.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Ten years later, stories still abounded.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
Questions about the legality of these cash payments abounded on Saturday night, as election law experts pointed to various provisions in federal law that prohibited making cash payments to voters.
—Jarrett Renshaw, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
Fiona Alison Duncan, ARTnews.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Along the Western Front, which stretched through northeastern France, Christmas trees, holly and mistletoe abounded as part of drives to show support and boost morale.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
In the lead-up to this event, questions abounded; how would Leigh react?
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Nonetheless, Skepticism abounded that such a goal was feasible, and not least that it could be spearheaded by a civic organization run mostly by volunteers.
—Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
This year, high-profile failures abounded.
—The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
Speculation had abounded earlier this week that the McDonald's employee who called the police on Mangione would not get the reward, because the person phoned 911 instead of the Crime Stoppers tip line.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Ten years later, stories still abounded.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
Questions about the legality of these cash payments abounded on Saturday night, as election law experts pointed to various provisions in federal law that prohibited making cash payments to voters.
—Jarrett Renshaw, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abounded
Verb
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Over time, the blisters burst, ooze, and scab over.—
Brittany Risher,
SELF,
7 Feb. 2025
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VanZant burst onto the scene in the UFC and won her first three fights in the Octagon before losing out to Rose Namajunas via fifth-round submission in a gutsy, but one-sided, defeat in December 2015.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The site opened itself fully to the public in February this year and has hummed along until the back half of 2024, with the presidential election, and the ensuing toxicity on X, turbocharging sign-ups.—
Abid Rahman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Dec. 2024
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While the offense hummed for most of the game, the defense struggled to neutralize Allen.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Dec. 2024
Verb
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If that overflowed, the rest of the bodies were taken on a ride to sea on the Missionary boat and dumped in the middle of the ocean.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2019
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User forums from this period overflowed with accounts of heartbreak, betrayal, accusations of gaslighting, and anguish.—
Krista Stevens,
Longreads,
5 Dec. 2024
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