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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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Instead, England's World Cup dream lives on as they head to Mexico City, and into a nation alive with passion and football fever, to face the co-hosts in the iconic surrounding of Azteca Stadium.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

When they were younger, we did fireworks, BBQ, a summer night alive with fireflies and bullfrogs, all that stuff.

From Salon May 31, 2026

The turnaround mission comes at a fortuitous time, when malls are once again alive with the sound of teenagers hanging out and spending money.

From The Wall Street Journal May 16, 2026

The boatman had been alive with lice, which had disgusted the other villagers but seemed not to worry Crocodile Guts at all.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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