teemed

past tense of teem
as in buzzed
to be copiously supplied the area teems with entrepreneurs hoping to hit upon the next big thing

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Verb
  • The air buzzed with laughter, connection, and anticipation.
    Essence, Essence, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Each week, social media has buzzed with his latest one-handed reception or shape-shifting juke.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Messi picked up the ball from his compatriot Rodrigo De Paul in midfield and burst toward the backpedaling Nashville back line before slipping the ball outside to Luis Suárez.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The areas facing the sun heat up fastest, and if there is a weaker area on the surface of the comet, sublimated gases under the surface can burst through — causing these sun-facing jets.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • So far, the year has brimmed with new milestones.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Wind chimes rang out in the back yard, which brimmed with pointy succulents, low-lying shrubs, and a few small trees.
    Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Big hits, net-front scrums and cross-checks abounded.
    Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Still, buzz abounded, particularly around the season’s wave of designer debuts.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Offense has largely hummed when Bo Nix is decisive.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Lost in our mind frequency, which hummed loud now like a drone.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His teammates swarmed Snell in the sixth and forced him from the contest.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Hundreds of agents swarmed apartments in the multi-story building, detaining several American citizens, including children, for hours and netting 37 total arrests.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Water from a creek that ran alongside the church's two-story building overflowed and poured into the first-floor sanctuary.
    La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Markets overflowed with fresh vegetables and fruits, offering a respite from months of scarcity.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Teemed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teemed. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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