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abounded

VERB

exist in abundance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flourish proliferate thrive

STRONG

crowd flow infest overflow swarm swell teem

WEAK

be alive with be all over the place be knee deep in be no end to be plentiful be thick with be up to one's ears in crawl with have a full plate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline fail languish

STRONG

retreat

WEAK

deficient lack need short want

Example Sentences

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Speculation and backlash abounded in early January, when online sleuths got wind of someone making nearly half a million dollars on Maduro's seizure.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Pendants and brooches packed with artificial intelligence abounded at the Consumer Electronics show, using cameras and microphones to watch and listen through the day like a vigilant personal assistant.

From Barron's • Jan. 11, 2026

William H. Herndon, Lincoln’s future law partner and biographer, said “it was highly sophomoric in character and abounded in striking and lofty metaphor . . . the thing people expect from a young man.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

Theories of body doubles abounded, as did the assertion that roads around Washington’s Walter Reed hospital had been shut down under conspicuous circumstances.

From Slate • Sep. 3, 2025

Bad omens abounded, and we didn’t get home from Miss Myrt’s funeral without another one.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck