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alive with

Idioms  
  1. Teeming with, full of, as in After the annual stocking, the pond was alive with trout. [Late 1700s]


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Amsterdam came alive with music, colour and celebration on Saturday, as thousands of people flocked to the canals to watch the city's annual Pride boat parade.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

But Vermeer’s symbol-free whitewash is alive with light in the space between the wall and his eye.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

“We likely see enough progress to keep the foundry alive, with a clear ability to beat-and-raise near term given server CPU shortages.”

From Barron's Jun. 8, 2026

Ben Royo kept the inning alive with a two-out single to left.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

The fens and wild woods of England were alive with them.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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