teemed

Definition of teemednext
past tense of teem
as in 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 teemed In Stubb’s Cave, strangler-fig roots teemed from ceiling apertures. Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
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Verb
  • In the teen’s case, five large keloids abruptly burst from her chickenpox scars, breaking out in different places on her body—on her right jaw, chest, abdomen, and right flank.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Amazon’s sale section is bursting with stellar deals this weekend — and these budget-friendly picks are no exception.
    Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
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  • When the Embassy moved to Nine Elms in 2018, Londoners buzzed about who and what might move in in its stead.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • An hour later, my phone buzzed with a text from Pearlman’s wife.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Apple engineers’ eyes bulged in astonishment.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Angelenos’ eyes bulged at the $1,500-a-head price tag.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
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  • Her reply brimmed with enthusiasm.
    Julia Coin April 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Come winter, beach towns like this one dotting the Atlantic Coast stretch of Florida surrounding Fort Lauderdale have long brimmed with French Canadian tourists and other snowbirds who arrive for warmth and sunshine.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
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  • Others gathered in clusters of desks, showing their artwork to friends as lo-fi music hummed in the background.
    Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Just outside the main entrance of Spectrum Center, as a saxophone blared and drums rumbled and fans hummed past each other with life, there stood Bradley Davis.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Volvo was in trouble, and critics abounded, calling out the quality, cost, and range of the fleet.
    Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Talk of various collaborations between Blake and West has abounded for years, but little has actually come of it.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Buses of fans turned up, and paparazzi swarmed and in one case kept jumping in front of the camera and the shot and got in a kerfuffle with crew.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Sweeney slung panties from her new lingerie line, SYRN, which launched earlier this year in January, into a sea of wide-eyed festival goers who swarmed Diplo's desert stage as the electric beats by the chart-topping DJ bumped in the background.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • As the front line moved closer and the hospital overflowed with patients, some colleagues lost their nerve and left.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The parking lots and soccer field were left underwater after the nearby Des Plaines River overflowed its banks.
    Todd Feurer, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026

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“Teemed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teemed. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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