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bustling

adjective as in brisk

adjective as in busy

adjective as in humming

adjective as in hustling

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The bustling population of the refugee camp that gave Jenin its reputation as the martyrs’ capital?

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Hotels were full, restaurants bustling, and fishermen could barely keep up with demand.

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His Croydon store, with a colourful Christmas aisle, is bustling on a weekend visit with queues for the tills as shoppers stock up on mouthwash, washing up liquid, sweets and batteries.

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She knew that London was a large, bustling, and confusing city, and that one wrong turn might send them wandering down dark cobblestone streets that dead-ended at smelly slaughterhouses and riverfront establishments of ill repute.

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The community was vibrant and bustling with love as people walked from place to place—we didn’t do as much driving back then as people do today.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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