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Recent Examples of teem
That’s not just a concern for people who enjoy diving to view the teeming reefs; bleaching has potentially huge ecological and economic ramifications.
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Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2025
Those figures represent a drop from the much larger numbers of salmon, in some years more than 1 million fish, that teemed along California’s Pacific coast in the early 2000s.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
The men, many of them shirtless, are crowded, teeming, sitting and standing, seemingly at attention, to face the camera from behind bars.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Cromwell’s middle-aged regrets build poignantly, while brisker pacing and some levity—Cromwell is widowed, and various courtiers take it upon themselves to play matchmaker—lend the proceedings a teeming liveliness.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025
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Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2025
Those figures represent a drop from the much larger numbers of salmon, in some years more than 1 million fish, that teemed along California’s Pacific coast in the early 2000s.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
The men, many of them shirtless, are crowded, teeming, sitting and standing, seemingly at attention, to face the camera from behind bars.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Cromwell’s middle-aged regrets build poignantly, while brisker pacing and some levity—Cromwell is widowed, and various courtiers take it upon themselves to play matchmaker—lend the proceedings a teeming liveliness.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teem
Verb
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Broadcast integrations included Stitch bursting onto the sets of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune and SportsCenter.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
25 May 2025
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The appendix can burst within 24 hours or less of symptoms starting.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
17 May 2025
Verb
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May 25, 2025 Read more: Pacers Legend Reveals Major Criticism for Tyrese Haliburton After Game 3 Loss Fans have been buzzing about the video and getting a good laugh out of it.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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This is an excellent time to set out for this buzzing city on Puget Sound.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
27 May 2025
Verb
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Adventure abounds here, both on land and in the water.—
Zoe Baillargeon,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2025
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However, as adoption accelerates, concerns about its potential to replace workers abound.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Verb
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After weeks of treatment his body is still skeletal, bones bulging through his skin.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
16 May 2025
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Subsequent scans revealed that the kitten had fluid on her lungs and showed signs of a hiatal hernia, which is when part of the stomach bulges through the diaphragm.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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By the 16th century, drone also came to mean a dull, continuous humming sound, and later, someone blindly follows orders similar to a bee.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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This is a humdinger of a pollinator plant, attracting not only humming bees and butterflies, but a host of other insects, too.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
24 May 2025
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“Teem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teem. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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