adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a plentiful/abundant supply formal:
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There was a plentiful supply of books and magazines to read.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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as
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And the scars of Labour ministers were just as plentiful as the ones on Tory backs.
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In this election year, books about politics are as plentiful as presidential primaries.
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If the material is as plentiful as it appears around these stars, it is highly likely to clump together into planets.
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But in Santa Fe the rumors about us had always been as plentiful as they were arcane.
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After two or more good seasons in succession, predatory birds become markedly more plentiful .
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They included liberals, who were far more plentiful and powerful in the 1930s and 1940s than they are today.
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Although food is more plentiful these days, child mortality remains dangerously high.
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Celtic coinage, in particular, proved to be more plentiful than experts had thought, with countless new varieties turning up.
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More recently, the demand for fast breeder reactors has seemed less urgent as worldwide supplies of uranium have become more plentiful .
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The two-horned creature's plump and well-fed appearance was attributed to the fact that its prey was so plentiful .
■ NOUN
supply
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The liquid is burnt in a plentiful supply of air and the temperature rise in the surrounding water bath is measured.
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Buy fresh foods when they are in plentiful supply , that is, in season. 12.
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A plentiful supply of anything is a recipe for disaster.
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A plentiful supply of food is particularly important for hedgehogs after hibernation and prior to breeding.
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As soon as the eggs hatch you will need to provide a plentiful supply of the plant that the caterpillar feeds on.
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That night they simply marched on to the airfield and set their bombs on a plentiful supply of aircraft.
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There was a plentiful supply of cheap labour that could be easily employed in tiny sweatshops.
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The rivers of eastern Sierra Leone contain some of the most easily mined and plentiful supplies of diamonds on the planet.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a plentiful harvest
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During the summer tomatoes are plentiful and cheap.
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Opportunities for teaching abroad are plentiful .
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The river provides a plentiful supply of clean water to nearby villages.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And a continuing -- although decreasing -- number hunt the wild animals that remain plentiful .
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Likewise sterile supplies and instruments are less plentiful than you may remember.
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Mortgages indeed were cheap; they were plentiful , yet no one wanted to buy them.
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Placid river views are plentiful along the rest of the project for walkers or bike riders as well.
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She may have originated with the notion of human sacrifice to ensure plentiful crops, for her actions were often bloodthirsty.
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The air is sweet, the land is good, timber is plentiful , and the fishing is excellent.
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The food was not too good, nor too plentiful , so when I returned I was a lot lighter and a lot fitter.
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There is plentiful evidence of the emetic of the climbing!