rife
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Britannica Dictionary definition of RIFE
not used before a noun
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very common and often bad or unpleasant
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She visited a country where malaria was rife. [=widespread]
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Speculation about who would be fired ran rife for weeks.
rife with
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having a large amount of (something bad or unpleasant)
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full of (something bad or unpleasant)
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The school was rife with rumors.
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a history rife with scandal
