Collocations for "rife"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "rife" in context.
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rife
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- [crime, violence, disease, corruption] is rife (in)
- the disease is rife among [adults, children, young men]
- is rife in the [profession, industry, sector]
- is rife with [corruption, controversy]
- is rife with [hotels, taverns, pubs]
- [rumors are, speculation is] rife that
- the [streets, tabloids] were rife with rumors
- the [report, paper] is rife with [errors, mistakes, oversights, bias, misinterpretations]
- (must not) allow [speculation, corruption] to run rife
'rife' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):