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teeming

[tee-ming] / ˈti mɪŋ /


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Teeming with plant and animal life, the oceans are responsible for creating half of the globe's oxygen supply and are vital to combatting climate change, conservationists say.

From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026

Teeming with humor, nostalgia and straight-up horror, “My Best Friend’s Exorcism” is a perfect placeholder until we can get back to the Upside Down.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2023

Teeming with operatic vocals, earthy synth tones and the occasional swirling violin, this sophomore gem combines the artful fragility of a Björk record with a DIY groundedness.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2022

An entire gallery surveys the vast Concordia coal plant at Oberhausen, in Germany: Teeming photos present its gas-storage tanks, its “lean gas generator,” its “quenching tower,” its “coke pushers.”

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2022

Teeming with God, the kindly sod Yearns through the summer days With the mute eloquence of flowers, Its only means of praise.

From Later Poems by Carman, Bliss




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