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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
  • The Kampong in Coconut Grove protects Miami’s oldest royal poinciana, chosen by the Fairchild family, and other majestic poincianas, including some rare yellow flowering cultivars.
    CHRISTINA MAYO, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
  • As the heat of summer sets in, many plants take a break from flowering, but these stellar selections continue to bloom all season long.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • When other Black families started buying lots around the Bruce’s beach, the flourishing resort area was met with hostility from white residents.
    Mariette Williams, Essence, 21 May 2025
  • Still, none of these speculations about their respective temperaments explains why the boys, seemingly deeply loved and flourishing, decided to opt out so early on.
    Daphne Merkin, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • But their maturation only tells half of the story of how UBS, in particular, has become such a hotbed for Caribbean headliners.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 22 May 2025
  • In other words, just one component of the whiskey was given that secondary maturation, not the entire blend.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 May 2025
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“Blossoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blossoming. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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