as in filled
possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified
a city government that is rife with malfeasance and corruption
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Recent Examples of rife
With preliminary frameworks in place for the U.K. and China, speculation is rife about whom the following agreements may be with.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Lake has revived claims that the agency has operated with such poor security that its networks are rife for espionage by foreign powers, assertions made by Trump's appointee to lead it in 2020, toward the end of his first term.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 20 June 2025
Speculation was rife that Rose might become the new men’s designer of Louis Vuitton and later, Balenciaga (roles that ultimately went to Pharrell Williams and Pierpaolo Piccioli, respectively).
—Steve Salter, CNN Money, 16 June 2025
But that's actually really rife for making a ton of cool choices that keep the audience on their toes.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 22 May 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Lake has revived claims that the agency has operated with such poor security that its networks are rife for espionage by foreign powers, assertions made by Trump's appointee to lead it in 2020, toward the end of his first term.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 20 June 2025
Speculation was rife that Rose might become the new men’s designer of Louis Vuitton and later, Balenciaga (roles that ultimately went to Pharrell Williams and Pierpaolo Piccioli, respectively).
—Steve Salter, CNN Money, 16 June 2025
But that's actually really rife for making a ton of cool choices that keep the audience on their toes.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rife
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Also in central Gaza on Sunday, at least 12 people were killed and more than 40 injured when an Israeli airstrike targeted a crowded junction, according to Dr. Mohammed Abu Salmiya, Director of Al-Shifa Medical Complex central Gaza City.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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The downside of this route is that digital books can easily get lost in the shuffle of crowded devices.—
Vikrant Shaurya,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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As Joe and Ted’s rivalry grows more fraught and petty, news of George Floyd’s murder mobilizes a small but enraged band of local protestors, some of whom have self-serving intentions.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
17 July 2025
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Given the at-times fraught relationship between China and India – the two countries went to war in 1962 and continue to engage in sporadic border skirmishes – there are concerns in New Delhi that Beijing may respond by disrupting the flow of rivers in its territory that feed into India.—
Pintu Kumar Mahla,
The Conversation,
16 July 2025
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One way, related to my own mining venture, is through olivine, a naturally abundant magnesium silicate with extraordinary potential.—
Sahit Muja,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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In point of fact, in parks and gardens abundant in plants and flowers, the grass is nothing more than a backdrop.—
Fabio Morábito,
New Yorker,
24 July 2025
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Now my house is awash with the LED glow of charging bulbs that are just waiting for the next power outage to do their trick.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
10 July 2025
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In late spring and early summer, the meadows are awash with vibrant wildflowers like lupine, Indian paintbrush, and asters.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
7 July 2025
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In summer 2023, Levitt booked another trip to Cuba and, once again, only packed bikinis.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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The packed living rooms and TikTok-worthy, standing-room-only bar scenes where spectators gather to watch the show live look like sporting events.—
Cynthia Salinas Cappellano,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
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From the iPhone to the Birkin bag, marketing is replete with examples of must have accessories that spark a buying frenzy.—
Anjana Susarla,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Editor’s tip: Be sure to help yourself to the honesty bar near the lounge, replete with a luxurious green marble tabletop sourced from Iran.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
13 July 2025
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“Rife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rife. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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