rife with
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: having a large amount of (something bad or unpleasant) : full of (something bad or unpleasant)
The school was rife with rumors.
a history rife with scandal
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The commercials that run during post-season baseball are rife with talk of dermatitis, dehydration, and wheezing.
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Scott Simon, NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
That mindset leads to no shortage of delightfully blasé supernatural adventures rife with magic and curses.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 15 Oct. 2025
After all, the real world is full of such complications, yet the seas are rife with Stokes waves.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
So, in a grocery store rife with options, which pure vanilla extract is the best for your baking?
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
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Scott Simon, NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
That mindset leads to no shortage of delightfully blasé supernatural adventures rife with magic and curses.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 15 Oct. 2025
After all, the real world is full of such complications, yet the seas are rife with Stokes waves.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
So, in a grocery store rife with options, which pure vanilla extract is the best for your baking?
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rife with
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“Rife with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rife%20with. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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