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abound
verb
omens and prodigies abound in his work:
be plentiful, be abundant, be numerous, proliferate, superabound, thrive, flourish, be thick on the ground;
informal grow on trees;
British, informal be two/ten a penny.
antonyms be scarce.
abound with (also abound in)
a beautiful stream which abounded with trout and eels:
be full of, overflow with, teem with, be packed with, be crowded with, be thronged with, be jammed with;
be alive with, be overrun with, swarm with, bristle with, be bristling with, be infested with, be thick with;
informal be crawling with, be lousy with, be stuffed with, be jam-packed with, be chock-a-block with, be chock-full of;
British, informal be heaving with;
rare pullulate with.
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