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brim

noun as in edge of object, usually the top

verb as in flow over the top

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The good news, though, is that L.A. is brimming with delicious restaurants and aesthetic bars that go easy on the pockets — both for you and your guests.

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The real-estate investor took off her shoes, sanitized her feet and waded into a giant vat filled to the brim with juicy grapes.

Yet many are brimming with pessimism about the economy because they see how their children are struggling—to find jobs, to afford mortgages or even rent, to pay for healthcare and child care.

The Republican theme was that the rolls were brimming with malingerers, layabouts and fraudsters devoted to ripping off the taxpayers.

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Such good food — brimming with fresh ingredients, vibrant spices and, most importantly, love — was commonplace in Selvaraju’s household, both during the holidays and outside of them.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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