abound
verb (used without object)
to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers.
have abounded
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present perfectof abound.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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While Friday’s moves were muted, new highs have abounded.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 3, 2025
Conspiracies, over how many gunmen were involved, who was ultimately responsible, and how many bullets actually struck the president, have abounded in the decades since the assassination.
From BBC β Sep. 12, 2023
Over the past four decades tombs have been opened, bones have been exhumed from forgotten grave sites and conspiracy theories have abounded in attempts to determine just what became of Emanuela Orlandi.
From Reuters β Apr. 11, 2023
Theories have abounded: As Merrick Garland traded his post as head circuit judge for attorney general last week, people wondered if Garland’s exit and Garamond’s ousting were at all related.
From Slate β Mar. 19, 2021
Modern times have abounded with what may be called fashionable literature.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 by Isaac Disraeli
