rife with
idiom
: having a large amount of (something bad or unpleasant) : full of (something bad or unpleasant)
The school was rife with rumors.
a history rife with scandal
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Furiosa, rife with explosions, savage masculinity, and lots and lots of driving, is all spectacle and no vision.
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Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 15 May 2024
Rob Price says the sport of kings is rife with cheating and sexism.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 14 May 2024
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Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 15 May 2024
Rob Price says the sport of kings is rife with cheating and sexism.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 14 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for rife with
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“Rife with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rife%20with. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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