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as in bloom
a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement
in the full blossom of her career as a writer
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Recent Examples of blossom
Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
People flock to Washington, DC to see the cherry blossoms bloom as spring arrives in March 2026.
—Joanna Moriello, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
Bob Strauss, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
The park's cherry trees have already begun to blossom, and Billing expects peak bloom — when 75% to 80% of the buds have broken into flower — to arrive by the end of the week.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 25 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Forsythia, Japanese quince, cherry blossoms, and redbuds are some of the sweetest springtime flowers.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
People flock to Washington, DC to see the cherry blossoms bloom as spring arrives in March 2026.
—Joanna Moriello, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
Then there’s the holdover supporting roles, who have either deepened psychologically or blossomed entertainingly — or both.
—Bob Strauss, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
The park's cherry trees have already begun to blossom, and Billing expects peak bloom — when 75% to 80% of the buds have broken into flower — to arrive by the end of the week.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blossom
Noun
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Stop by the hummingbird garden, where 14 species of petite, fairylike birds dart from plant to plant, sipping nectar from native blooms.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Mar. 2026
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Her Blossom Marble Bowl—carved from a single block of honeycomb or travertine marble in Rajasthan—is unfurled, like a flower caught in late bloom.—
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans,
Robb Report,
29 Mar. 2026
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Bratton-Rodriguez shows us the store's selection of THCA flower, their top seller.—
Erin Jones,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Spring has sprung, birds are singing and flowers are blooming, which can only mean April is arriving.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Shinobu Imoto from Kochi Meteorological Agency told TBS television that low rainfall during the winter and longer hours of sunshine might have helped the early blooming.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Mixing in a slow-release fertilizer will improve leaf color and blooming.—
Kerry Michaels,
The Spruce,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Blossom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blossom. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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