teem

as in to burst
to be copiously supplied the area teems with entrepreneurs hoping to hit upon the next big thing

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Recent Examples of teem When a tarantula latches onto someone’s face—in an already chaotic scene, set aboard a rickety plane whizzing high above a dense, teeming rain forest—both human and arachnid survive. Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025 But as the teeming hospital ward at ICDDR,B showed, oral vaccines have not eliminated cholera—not by a long shot. Bymartin Enserink, science.org, 6 Feb. 2025 Nine goals, a 30-minute hat-trick, an unlikely comeback, a last-gasp winner, comedic errors and a dressing-down on the pitch at full-time, all played out in teeming rain in Lisbon, made this a night to remember. Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025 For six generations, the 100-year-old white house on East Mariposa Street – with its teeming flower beds and red shingles – was the family’s center of gravity. Matt Friedman, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for teem
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  • The tech bubble burst in 2000, sending the S&P 500 down by almost 50%.
    Bill Stone, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Banks burst through those doors with a breakneck style.
    Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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  • Mercury will also activate this area of your chart as of March 3, so your mind will be buzzing with ideas.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The legendary fashion tea began nearly two decades ago at the Berkeley Hotel in London and lands in Los Angeles in the heart of awards season, when the city is already buzzing with red carpet excitement.
    Ritu Upadhyay, WWD, 28 Feb. 2025
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  • Close calls abounded early, as the Ducks capitalized on the fact that the Islanders were on a back-to-back, pushing tempo and generating plenty off the rush, as well as from prime areas.
    Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Creative camera work abounds: a close-up of bloody knuckles, first Wilson’s, then Matt’s; a crimson filter as a bullet pierces someone; taillights reflected in a pair of eyes.
    Dominic Baez, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2025
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  • As Ne Zha, his wide eyes often bulge in different directions.
    Fred Topel, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
  • When the owner of a silver carp by Fabergé, circa 1908, squeezes the bulging glass eyeballs, the guillotine mouth chomps the end of a cigar (Wartski, E13).
    Walker Mimms, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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  • At the plate: The Rockies offense was humming from the get-go against former Colorado southpaw Tyler Anderson, who gave up four runs in two-plus innings.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025
  • While [director] Garry [Brown] is [humming the S.W.A.T. opening theme]….
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Feb. 2025

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“Teem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teem. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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