The profusion of detail. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The guard said, in profusion of the class-struggle snetiment. From Wordnik.com. [Global Voices in English » China: A turmoil triggered by T-shirt] Reference
Complications could come out of it in profusion, but no good. From Wordnik.com. [The Enchanted April] Reference
Raya: stingray, found in profusion in Baja California's Sea of Cortez. From Wordnik.com. [A Guide to Mexican Fish and Shellfish - Part Two: Las Delicias del Mar] Reference
My neighbour has some elderflowers growing in profusion in the back garden. From Wordnik.com. [Elderflower Cupcakes] Reference
They blossom in profusion by the creek near here a week or so before Mothers 'Day. From Wordnik.com. [Paradis - French Word-A-Day] Reference
It is the land of grapes, which in profusion, variety, and flavour, are unsurpassed. From Wordnik.com. [Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia] Reference
"I am so anxious to find some berries, and Harper tells me they grow in profusion not far from here.". From Wordnik.com. [The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIII Century] Reference
Aromatic herbs and flowers are in profusion … Candles, special lighting effects and music enhance the mood. From Wordnik.com. [They're in special settings with hand-painted backdrops of mountains, deserts or stormy skies. Aromatic herbs and flowers are in profusion… Candles, special lighting effects and music enhance the mood. Symbols are important: bitter orange for Mary's grief, golden flags for the glory of heaven, and yellow grass, which has been hidden from the sun for days, the symbol of the resurrection.] Reference
The banks are lined by willows and poplars in profusion, and altogether the river is a great boon to the people. From Wordnik.com. [With the Tibetans in Tent and Temple: Narrative of Four Years' Residence on the Tibetan Borders, and of a Journey into the Far Interior] Reference
Here grow in profusion many orchids, fringed gentians, cardinal flowers, turtle heads, starry campions, purple gerardias, and grass of. From Wordnik.com. [Gene Stratton-Porter: A Little Story of The Life and Work and Ideals of "The Bird Woman"] Reference
In low grounds, about the brooks, the purple flags are now blooming in profusion, and the thorn-trees are still in flower on many banks. From Wordnik.com. [Rural Hours] Reference
Followed, flattered, and caressed; I have cards and compliments in profusion. From Wordnik.com. [The Coquette, or, The History of Eliza Wharton: A Novel Founded on Fact] Reference
Fountains are plenty, and statues of bronze and marble are strewn around in profusion. From Wordnik.com. [Six Months in Mexico] Reference
The light is shattered into gold on every cloud, my darling, and it scatters gems in profusion. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-11-01] Reference
In Japan, a botanist named Sakata developed many hybrids of the Zinnia, known as the profusion series. From Wordnik.com. [Digital Point Forums] Reference
The young prince had now attained his twenty-first year, and was of such extravagant habits, that his profusion was the talk of the nation. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria] Reference
Bestowed in profusion their laurels and bays. From Wordnik.com. [Autobiography and Other Memorials of Mrs. Gilbert, Formerly Ann Taylor] Reference
The young woods are rising in a kind of profusion I never saw elsewhere. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Sir Walter Scott From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford] Reference
Blast walls are being installed in "Mad Max" profusion. From Wordnik.com. [THE DARK ROAD AHEAD] Reference
Garmin's GPS-packing Nuvifone is a profusion of lame features. From Wordnik.com. [Wired Top Stories] Reference
In the first, a profusion of French food stuff emerges from the wall. From Wordnik.com. [Secret Stations And Boyhood Love On The Paris Metro] Reference
Their supporting wall is startling in its bushy profusion of plant life. From Wordnik.com. [Country diary] Reference
"The sheer profusion of what we are showing" sends a message, he believes. From Wordnik.com. [It Made Him an American] Reference
The honeysuckle tumbling in profusion over the garden wall is heavy with flowers. From Wordnik.com. [Country diary: Shetland] Reference
He has also stated that migrant workers bring "a profusion of diseases" to Israel. From Wordnik.com. [Mya Guarnieri: Israel Prepares to Deport Hundreds of Children] Reference
The film industry turns out both masterpieces and tawdry B movies in astonishing profusion. From Wordnik.com. [A New Tiger] Reference
In addition, the profusion of commuter flights in the past 20 years has raised new concerns. From Wordnik.com. [Proposed FAA regulations would enable pilots to get more sleep] Reference
But the world is seeing a profusion of new organizations that are a lot more like a starfish. From Wordnik.com. [Why The Tea Party Is Like A Starfish, Not A Spider] Reference
The meeting of cold and warm water currents has led to a profusion of fish and other marine life. From Wordnik.com. [Rocky relations between Japan and South Korea over disputed islands] Reference
This profusion of cut-rate alternatives has cost many major luxury labels their pricing power in Japan. From Wordnik.com. [The Luxury Bubble] Reference
The profusion of English flags at the time of this year's World Cup did not go unnoticed by Tory strategists. From Wordnik.com. [Is It Time To Go It Alone?] Reference
Maybe the profusion of blond heads towering above the Japanese throngs on the platform should have alerted me. From Wordnik.com. [A MONUMENT TO REBIRTH] Reference
Her turbocharged dancers pour from a limousine in surreal profusion, their pink mini-tutus vibrating with dance fever. From Wordnik.com. [Crazy For 'Crazy For You'] Reference
Over the front door there is a porch covered with a profusion of climbing plants, which give it a beautiful appearance. From Wordnik.com. [Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal] Reference
The vegetation was rich and luxuriant everywhere, palm-trees, vines, and flowers growing in profusion all along the road. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of a Boy Reporter] Reference
Instead, a new generation of gardeners has sprung up to plant an eco-conscious profusion of wildflowers, water plants and ferns. From Wordnik.com. [How Does The Garden Grow?] Reference
FDR's inspiring speeches and fireside chats in 1933 were accompanied by a profusion of policy experiments, many of which worked. From Wordnik.com. [The Power to Fix the Economy Rests With the Next President] Reference
Huang's mishmash book, with its profusion of Chan material, will certainly complicate, not quell, the debate over Chan's legacy. From Wordnik.com. [Giving 'Charlie Chan' A Second Chance] Reference
Amid all these pointed roofs and this profusion of verdure and trees the blue sky could only be caught a glimpse of here and there. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
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