as in filled
containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible
bins brimming with coffee beans from a wide array of tropical localities
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as in filling
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
he brimmed the glass with milk, and now I'm sure to spill it
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Recent Examples of brimming
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
Winter is brimming with an overabundance of snug spoiling, but nothing is quite as indulgent as an extremely soft sweater.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
Designed in collaboration with Amy Kehoe of beloved LA studio Nickey Kehoe, the home is brimming with tiny nods to the ocean.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 5 Dec. 2024
The resultant liquid is exquisite, brimming with cinnamon, fig, and malt flavors.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Graham then waltzes in, brimming with a particularly glittering dose of Lorelai's quirky confidence.
—EW.com, 4 Dec. 2024
While the retailer’s official Black Friday event kicked off last week, the site is still brimming with impressive deals on fashion, tech, toys, and home.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
The shelves in grocery stores are brimming with fresh meat, dairy products and produce.
—Gregory J. Rummo, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
Infused with Jeju’s volcanic water, brimming with zinc and iron, this shampoo strengthens your hair while giving it a weightless volume and bouncy lift.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 27 Nov. 2024
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Hydrangeas are brimming with nostalgia, stirring memories of endless Southern summers.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
Winter is brimming with an overabundance of snug spoiling, but nothing is quite as indulgent as an extremely soft sweater.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
Designed in collaboration with Amy Kehoe of beloved LA studio Nickey Kehoe, the home is brimming with tiny nods to the ocean.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 5 Dec. 2024
The resultant liquid is exquisite, brimming with cinnamon, fig, and malt flavors.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Graham then waltzes in, brimming with a particularly glittering dose of Lorelai's quirky confidence.
—EW.com, 4 Dec. 2024
While the retailer’s official Black Friday event kicked off last week, the site is still brimming with impressive deals on fashion, tech, toys, and home.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
The shelves in grocery stores are brimming with fresh meat, dairy products and produce.
—Gregory J. Rummo, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
Infused with Jeju’s volcanic water, brimming with zinc and iron, this shampoo strengthens your hair while giving it a weightless volume and bouncy lift.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 27 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brimming
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How to keep pipes from bursting When temperatures drop to freezing conditions, pipes have the potential to burst due to the expansion of water.Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Pipes are prone to bursting during cold spells.Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Conclusion As companies head toward 2025, adapting quickly to change, filling leadership vacuums and continuing to govern ethically will be key to finding success in the new year.Jon Michail, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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In the meantime, the Pacers will need to find a way to keep filling their center minutes with limited options.Tony East, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Luckily that doesn’t require braving packed grocery stores and spending hours in the kitchen.Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Dec. 2024
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The former is now in Texas working alongside Jimmy while being berated by new boss Travis, and the latter is at a cowboy bar catching a packed country music show.Matt Cabral, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Compiled annually by a group led by Franklin Leonard, a recipient of a Gotham tribute award this year, Variety waits with childlike anticipation each year to see which scripts film executives have really been buzzing over — but haven’t had the budget or the chutzpah to put into production just yet.Matt Donnelly, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
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Andrews’ three-pointer banked into the basket with four-tenths of a second left, leaving a crowd that had been buzzing moments earlier in stunned disbelief.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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The fields of law and insurance are extremely complicated for the layperson, with documents full of terms and concepts that may as well be a foreign language to those unfamiliar with them.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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This week will be full of economic releases ahead of the slower Christmas holiday week.Bill Stone, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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The students were seen on security footage from November 11 loading the refrigerators into their vehicles.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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Very often, a gunner isn't sure about exactly which ammunition will be needed on a particular mission, so erring on the side of caution means loading up with more than one kind in the feed belt, just in case an armor-piercing round is needed instead of shrapnel.David Szondy, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Brimming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brimming. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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