speculation is rife
speculation is everywhere
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Michael Jackson surfaces in Dubai... SPECULATION IS RIFE in the city that he is interested in buying a property there, and reports are circulating that he has purchased a house in Bahrain.
(BBC News 30th August 2005)
(BBC News 30th August 2005)
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rife
Meaning:
1. In widespread existence, practice, or use; increasingly prevalent.
2. Abundant or numerous.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Typical modern business use:
"Speculation is rife that we will close the factory in Manchester."
Synonyms:
abounding, abundant, alive, common, current, epidemic, extensive, frequent, many, multitudinous, numerous, overflowing, pandemic, plentiful, popular, prevailing, prevalent, profuse, raging, rampant, replete, ruling, swarming, teeming, ubiquitous, universal, widespread
Meaning:
1. In widespread existence, practice, or use; increasingly prevalent.
2. Abundant or numerous.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Typical modern business use:
"Speculation is rife that we will close the factory in Manchester."
Synonyms:
abounding, abundant, alive, common, current, epidemic, extensive, frequent, many, multitudinous, numerous, overflowing, pandemic, plentiful, popular, prevailing, prevalent, profuse, raging, rampant, replete, ruling, swarming, teeming, ubiquitous, universal, widespread
