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also bourgeon
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as in to increase
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
the trout population in the stream is burgeoning now that the water is clean
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Recent Examples of burgeon
In the 1970s, the agency did make an earnest attempt to limit the use of two classes of human-critical antibiotics in livestock, but it was thwarted by a burgeoning coalition of livestock and pharmaceutical business interests.
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Kenny Torrella, Vox, 1 Mar. 2025
But none of the 3,000 attendees at the defense forum in Kyiv—a combination conference and expo designed to bring startups, investors, soldiers, and government officials together to discuss Ukraine’s burgeoning defense industry—mentioned the proceedings in Riyadh.
—Tamar Jacoby, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
The overall sentiment in the crypto industry is that clear legislation, like the one proposed by Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand, could lay the foundation for growth and allow the U.S. to maintain its leadership role in the burgeoning crypto space.
—Becca Bratcher, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
ZIP codes and a hybrid structure After World War II, a burgeoning and booming U.S. needed its Postal Service's services more than ever.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
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Kenny Torrella, Vox, 1 Mar. 2025
But none of the 3,000 attendees at the defense forum in Kyiv—a combination conference and expo designed to bring startups, investors, soldiers, and government officials together to discuss Ukraine’s burgeoning defense industry—mentioned the proceedings in Riyadh.
—Tamar Jacoby, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
The overall sentiment in the crypto industry is that clear legislation, like the one proposed by Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand, could lay the foundation for growth and allow the U.S. to maintain its leadership role in the burgeoning crypto space.
—Becca Bratcher, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
ZIP codes and a hybrid structure After World War II, a burgeoning and booming U.S. needed its Postal Service's services more than ever.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burgeon
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Israel has also increased public funding for projects by Israeli filmmakers from West Bank settlements — the very enterprise that the film No Other Land criticizes as taking over Palestinian homes and land.—
Nuha Musleh,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2025
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Accordingly, with no viable domestic production alternative, prices for end-users would increase.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The planned staging of Salome at the Palace Theater would have been a historic performance, as Bernhardt was the A-lister of her time and no doubt would have flourished in the part.—
E.R. Zarevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Mar. 2025
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While his predecessors — both Democrats and Republicans — insisted that alliances in Europe and Asia were America’s greatest force multiplier, keeping the peace and allowing trade to flourish, Mr. Trump viewed them as a bleeding wound.—
David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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Yes, but: Cooler, rainy weather forecast over the next few days could push peak bloom out two to three days, Jesse Allen, a horticulturist for P&R, told Axios.—
Meira Gebel,
Axios,
10 Mar. 2025
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The ants are not harmful and will disappear once the buds bloom.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2025
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The series is about two sisters, but for the first half of the season, even by splitting the narrative into a bunch of flashbacks, Long Bright River can’t find a way to make that relationship rise to the surface.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
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The overt reason is that BP’s stock has risen less than other oil majors during 2024.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The organizations that thrive in the coming decades will be those that can master both the technical and the nontechnical, thereby realizing the value of true data and AI literacy.—
Ben Jones,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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And as more people with access to credit spend, invest, and build businesses, GDP grows and the broader economy thrives.—
John Hope Bryant,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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At the same time, Ani’s defiant refusal to warm to her assailant feeds into another rom-com formula: the love story that flowers out of an adversarial relationship.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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The best pansies grow and flower November through February. Q; Azaleas in my yard have been blooming for a while.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2025
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Success in this new landscape depends on maintaining high-quality standards while effectively harnessing AI's capabilities to enhance and expand data resources.—
Deepak Yadav,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said would expand to $125 billion in 21 days.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
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Per Erewhon's website, the Wellness from Scratch smoothie includes a mix of organic orange juice, citrus blossom sea moss refresher drink, turmeric juice, pineapple, mango, bananas, plain kefir, vanilla collagen, coconut cream, honey, fresh mint and almond milk.—
Athena Sobhan,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Butler, a former sixth-round pick in 2018, is one of a handful of A’s players who blossomed despite the tumult of the team’s messy divorce with the city of Oakland.—
Daniel R. Epstein,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Burgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgeon. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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