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July 3, 2022

Word of the Day: Teem

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Word of the Day : July 3, 2022

teem \TEEM\ verb

What It Means

To teem with something is to be full of that thing, or to have much of that thing inside.

// The river teems with fish.

// The students' minds were teeming with ideas.

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Aired July 3, 2022

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