as in plentiful
being more than enough without being excessive
a plenteous supply of napkins for the backyard barbecue
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Recent Examples of plenteous
Orton’s operation later expanded to include saxophonist Alabaster dePlume, whose part-time pursuits are too plenteous to list here, and guitar wonk Grey McMurray.
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Matthew Richards, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2022
Because the communal areas of the house are voluminous and plenteous, furniture and art choices needed to skew extra large.
—Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 13 July 2022
Early accounts say the bird used to be so plenteous that flocks would darken the sky.
—Story Hinckley, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plenteous
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So do lower speed limits, plentiful speed cameras, and consistent enforcement.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 13 Nov. 2024
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Blood is a plentiful source of protein-building amino acids, but those typically only account for around 10% of the fuel used by mammals during exercise.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Its generous dimensions offer ample coverage, whether you’re curled up with a good book or sharing it with a loved one.Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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With ample savings, happy retirees tend not to retire until the mortgage is paid off or the end is at least within sight.Wes Moss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Our library had a generous limit of 150 items per person.Courtenay Rudzinski, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2024
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Although the deal was revealed just three weeks after execs floated it during an earnings call, the generous timeline for closing it is designed to enable continuity.Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Plenteous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plenteous. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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