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as in blooming
to produce flowers
the fruit tree seemed to blossom overnight once the warm spring weather arrived
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Recent Examples of blossoming
Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
For Kardashian, West's blossoming career is already becoming a lot to handle.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
With an exoskeleton blossoming out from a narrow base like a champagne flute, the 558-foot tower is a striking addition to Baghdad’s distinctly low-rise skyline — albeit one that has been rapidly transformed by a recent construction boom.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
The pair then keeps up the façade of a blossoming romance, with both seemingly developing real feelings, despite neither fully trusting the other.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2025
The interview comes amid Perry's blossoming relationship with Justin Trudeau.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
With an increasingly diverse culinary scene and cultural and artistic expression blossoming, San Juan's beautiful beaches are merely the cherry on top of a stay rather than the main course.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025
Patriots are legit-scorchin’ on a seven-game win streak as blossoming star QB Drake Maye climbs in league MVP odds and Mike Vrabel vaults to lead in Coach of the Year derby.
—Greg Cote
november 12, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
The holiday images will inspire window displays being rolled out worldwide, featuring a midnight-blue background decorated with Chinese lantern illuminations, trunks, the Vuitton family home in Asnières, and blossoming flowers and stars from the Monogram canvas motif.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
Paul is blossoming into one of the NFL’s elite left tackles, and Brewer had his best season at center in 2025.
—Miami Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
This will help keep your concerns from blossoming into resentments, or other negative feelings that could endanger your recovery.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
In the meantime, in this thoroughly absorbing first pair of 45-minute segments, there is the sound, if not sight, of the lovebirds’ blossoming long-distance relationship, as America’s developing First Couple trades job notes.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Dec. 2025
Kindel is blossoming into a special two-way center his hockey IQ is his greatest trait.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
In a video shared earlier this week, Bronze showed off his blossoming NFL knowledge.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
Guard Tyrese Maxey is on a tear to start the schedule, and Quentin Grimes is blossoming.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
So, excited headlines about a blossoming romance between them certainly creates a narrative that distracts from all the negative news each has grappled with recently.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
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His voice was that soft wind in early spring, the wind that brings earth & grass & blossoming trees—sweet sometimes or funky to the nose—the earth smells human & his voice was that smell.
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A’zion is still adjusting to her blossoming fame.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for blossoming
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At the time, Burr was receiving briefings and involved in conversations suggesting the country faced a burgeoning health crisis that could hurt the economy.—
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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.—
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The nonprofit group, which is celebrating 75 years of bringing together orchid enthusiasts while providing educational opportunities and supporting conservation efforts, will haul in thousands of the delicate flowering plants from growing centers around the world.—
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Some grow light bulbs emit red light that supports flowering and fruiting, while other grow lights emit blue light that supports vegetative growth.—
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Like any other bulb, the amaryllis needs its foliage to build its energy reserves for the next blooming period, says gardening expert Kelly Funk.—
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This year's gold medalists include an innovative little squash and a big-blooming dianthus.—
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It has been correlated with swells of human progress and flourishing, science and technology, medicine and political freedom.—
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Government communication with the public has been fragmented and inconsistent, Madani said, leading to high levels of mistrust and flourishing conspiracy theories, including the idea that foreign powers are modifying Iran’s weather and stealing clouds.—
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Brands latest portrait follows Washington from early life through his maturation as a general and leader, and situates the first president among his many allies and rivals.—
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The former means that more surface area of the whiskey is exposed to wood, and the latter means the maturation process is accelerated as the liquid expands during periods of intense heat into the pores of the barrels.—
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“Blossoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blossoming. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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