(v. i.) To be in great plenty; to be very prevalent; to be plentiful.
(v. i.) To be copiously supplied; -- followed by in or with.
Example Sentences:
(1) Short-forms of Wechsler intelligence tests have abounded in the literature and have been recommended for use as screening instruments in clinical and research settings.
(2) Whilst there were some encouraging signs of behaviour change, opportunities for the spread of HIV continued to abound in this important group.
(3) Lewis adds: Dark rumours of personal frictions during the Clinton Administration abound but, politically, a Yellen appointment would probably be the easiest course for the President to pursue.
(4) Clinical medicine abounds in uncertainties arising from the very nature of clinical data and physicians' judgments.
(5) Although psychiatric literature abounds in allusions to the phenomenon of "déjà vu", few communications were devoted to an analysis of this interesting psychological state.
(6) While breads might abound in the world's cuisine, whether they are employed as a means of making a reasonably tidy portable meal limns the sandwich classification.
(7) Evidence of the existence of these two separate functions abounds in animals and in humans, but a clinical advantage has not evolved.
(8) Although invasive as well as noninvasive tools have been developed to determine the existence of this disorder, none is perfect and false negative as well as false positive diagnoses abound.
(9) While it is true that a descending chromatic four-chord progression is a common convention that abounds in the music industry, the similarities here transcend this core structure,” Klausner wrote.
(10) However, the skills required for such a task are often not acquired in academic training, nor do scientific journals abound with information on the practical aspects of running a large study.
(11) Tensions, suspicions and misunderstandings between Germany and its eurozone partners abound.
(12) Krebs and Meyer's (162) "marked differences in findings between one investigator and another," and Senay's (245) comment 77 years later that "disagreements abound" can now be seen as an inevitable consequence of the widely differing experimental protocols and procedures that have been adopted.
(13) Ultrastructural studies revealed that with estrogens, the cultures had the appearance of rapidly dividing cells having large euchromatic nuclei and prominent nucleoli, with aboundant free ribosomes in the cytoplasm.
(14) The deaths or disappearance of more than 40 journalists, probably because of their work in this period, together with the direct and indirect threats that abound in all the main hotspots, mean most regional media limit their coverage to superficial reporting of violent events and arrests.
(15) Pence met repeatedly with House Republicans but rebels still abounded.
(16) Tales of tips to hostesses and waitresses of £50,000 also abounded.
(17) Although the literature abounds with strategies to prevent unionization, little had been presented on establishing and maintaining effective relations with bargaining units.
(18) Rumours abound that Trump has had some link to Putin’s sinister finances.
(19) In the basal telencephalon NPY-immunoreactive cells abound mostly in striatum, but some are also found in the amygdala (particularly basal, central, and lateral amygdaloid nuclei), the claustrum, and in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis.
(20) With its troops heavily involved in southern Somalia, suggestions abound that Nairobi may seek to create a permanent buffer zone in the three Somali regions – Gedo, Lower Juba and Middle Juba – abutting Kenya's North Eastern province.
Wealthy
Definition:
(superl.) Having wealth; having large possessions, or larger than most men, as lands, goods, money, or securities; opulent; affluent; rich.
(1) Celebrity woodlanders Tax breaks and tree-hugging already draw the wealthy and well-known to buy British forests.
(2) Private equity millionaires, wealthy hedge fund managers, some of the most successful bankers in financial history – they crowded into Cavendish’s Georgian offices.
(3) Co-founder Cyndi Anafo’s mother used to run a Ghanaian grocery in the covered market that has recently been rebranded Brixton Village, a target destination for food tourists and wealthy Londoners.
(4) Arvind Kejriwal, leader of a new populist political party "dedicated to improving the lot of the common man", announced on Monday that he would form a government to run the sprawling, troubled and increasingly wealthy city of 15 million people.
(5) The party has also pledged to ensure that the wealthy make a greater contribution by restoring the 50p higher rate of income tax.
(6) France is discovering that, when it comes to wealthy taxpayers, you win some – and you lose some.
(7) Joan Condijts, editor in chief of L'Echo, said the investment climate and employment opportunities in Belgium were attracting wealthy French.
(8) As the historian of neoliberalism Philip Mirowski argues , what the past 30 years have been about is using the powers of the state to divert more resources to the wealthy.
(9) Water supplies are restricted to the wealthy few, and landmark buildings such as the presidential palace remain wrecked nine years after the end of the war.
(10) While Bloomberg has defended his record, pointing out that New York city has 22 of the state's best 25 public schools, others have said those schools are predominantly in wealthy neighbourhoods or are difficult for students to get into.
(11) If Davos is a closed shop for the wealthy and powerful elites who caused today’s global inequality, it won’t come up with the answers needed for a more fair and prosperous future for all the world’s workers and their families.
(12) Some Coalition MPs raised concerns earlier this year that transparency could expose wealthy business owners to security risks, including kidnapping , and the government prepared legislation to shield private Australian companies.
(13) And indeed, Tony Abbott’s new pension plan, to save $2.4bn over two years and an undisclosed sum beyond that by reversing a Howard government decision that allowed quite wealthy retirees to claim a part-pension, is much fairer than last year’s plan to erode the value of all pensions over time.
(14) He stressed that the sister-in-law and her husband were not only accused of circulating libellously untrue stories but also of harassment of the wealthy financier.
(15) As fighter jets screamed overhead and tanks churned up the sand, it looked and sounded like the violent protests sweeping the Middle East had spread to the wealthy emirate of Abu Dhabi.
(16) The code "favours profits and the wealthy", she said.
(17) Peering out from his Kremlin perch, Putin sees a European continent divided between wealthy and poor countries, between north and south, and senses an opportunity.
(18) He said: “I think you’ve seen from Chinese investors – wealthy individuals in football clubs is something that will continue.
(19) One, known as the Institute for Philanthropy , runs classes for wealthy individuals, which it describes as an 'MBA' in philanthropy.
(20) That's what CDC has to do if it is going to justify its investments in houses and shops for the mega-wealthy, and it won't be easy.