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blossoming

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noun

blossoming

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verb

present participle of blossom
as in blooming
to produce flowers the fruit tree seemed to blossom overnight once the warm spring weather arrived

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Adjective
  • At the time, Burr was receiving briefings and involved in conversations suggesting the country faced a burgeoning health crisis that could hurt the economy.
    Nicholas Fandos, BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2020
  • After the last vote on March 2 ended in a stalemate, Netanyahu and former military chief Benny Gantz agreed late last month to try to form a unity government because of the burgeoning coronavirus crisis.
    Time, Time, 20 Apr. 2020
Noun
  • In fact, too much of certain nutrients can lead to poor flowering.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Although fertilization is less critical than sufficient light for good growth and flowering, these plants still benefit from an occasional nutrient supplement.
    Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Altadena, for instance, home to some of the West Coast’s most historic and flourishing Black middle-class neighborhoods, was decimated by the area wildfires.
    Jerel Ezell, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Rather like Sansa Stark herself, the Game of Thrones alum who's had the most flourishing post-Westeros career might just be Sophie Turner.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The buzz all day seem optimistic, a sign of India’s maturation of a leading art market hub.
    Anindo Sen, ARTnews.com, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Garrison Brothers is known for its bold Texas bourbon, releasing various expressions with outsized flavors that are the result of the distillery’s use of various barrel sizes for maturation and the particular climate in which the whiskey matures.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2025
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