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as in filled
containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible
we kept circling around the crowded parking lot at the mall
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as in packed
having little space between items or parts
a crowded design that made the bedroom wallpaper a little overwhelming
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as in crammed
to fit (people or things) into a tight space
crowded all the boats into the harbor before the storm struck
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as in huddled
to gather into a closely packed group
everyone crowded around to see the baby being shown off by his proud parents
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Recent Examples of crowded
Gillian Telling, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Clark Montessori High School, too, will stay the same next school year, although its hallways will be even more crowded.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
Mast edged out a crowded field of contenders — including Reps. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) and Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) — to lock down the gavel.
—Juliegrace Brufke, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
Shot mostly outdoors — in fish farms and flower fields, in bustling streets and crowded markets, and often around the kind of trees its title gestures toward — Khajehpasha’s feature is awash in nature.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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No power means no air, and the pouring rain caused the crowded train cars to get very swampy.
—Gillian Telling, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Clark Montessori High School, too, will stay the same next school year, although its hallways will be even more crowded.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
Mast edged out a crowded field of contenders — including Reps. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) and Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) — to lock down the gavel.
—Juliegrace Brufke, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
Shot mostly outdoors — in fish farms and flower fields, in bustling streets and crowded markets, and often around the kind of trees its title gestures toward — Khajehpasha’s feature is awash in nature.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 6 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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Here, guests can expect more live music and a packed dance floor filled with people still in their ski and snowboard gear.Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2024
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Parts of the dense, equatorial mainland, as well as the islands that lay off the shore of the nascent capital, Cayenne, would be turned into labor camps and prisons for the most serious criminal offenders in mainland France.Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
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Photo : Will Myers The swimming pool is positioned below the house, where it’s surrounded by dense greenery.Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
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In the late 1970s, China invaded Vietnam, whereas Russia had been involved in Ukraine prior to 2022, as well as in operations in its southern Chechen region, in Georgia in 2008, and formally waded into the Syrian Civil War in 2015.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Israel invaded southern Lebanon in October as part of an escalation of their conflict with Hezbollah.Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
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To give a sense of scale, the researchers produced an image of all that plastic waste if it were piled atop Manhattan, and the image is striking.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Seattle’s offense piled up 409 yards in the win, led by Charbonnet’s career-best 134 rushing yards and two touchdowns, and 233 passing yards and another touchdown from Smith.Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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The supply of labor is tight in meatpacking plants and the farming industry as a whole, says Cesar Escalante, a professor at the University of Georgia’s College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences.Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 11 Dec. 2024
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The company has focused on tight inventory control and full-price sales as part of its omnichannel integration strategy, with inventory down 2.6 percent in the first nine months of the year.Rhonda Richford, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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Choosing heels with a thicker heel or platform can also provide more support and stability.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Before transferring the baking sheet to the oven, use a clean hand or the bottom of a glass to press the dough balls into rounds that are ½ inch thick and 4 inches in diameter.Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 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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Internally, Martin’s network seems to be working to his advantage, said a DNC member with close knowledge of the candidates who was granted anonymity to speak freely about the process.Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Not to mention the fact that Trump and his close adviser, Elon Musk, both own two of Meta's competitor social media platforms.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Crowded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crowded. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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