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as in blushed
to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)
she arrived at the house, blooming from her vigorous walk
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Recent Examples of bloomed
After the plant has bloomed and the stem has turned brown, cut it down to the basal leaves, and new flowers will appear.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
The mushrooms bloomed among a thick layer of something fuzzy and white and decidedly … gross.
—Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
In the early 1900s, the region bloomed in abundance with 12,000 acres of flower fields.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Place herb leaves on a baking sheet and roast in the oven until the herbs have dried and their aroma has bloomed, about 8 to 10 minutes.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Beneath me, a dozen green bumphead parrotfish darted into view, coral bloomed in seemingly impossible shades of red and blue, and schools of purple fry drifted past, as if inviting me to follow.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
Tulips that were supposed to be ready for Mother's Day in mid-May have already bloomed in the farm's greenhouses, said owner Gregory Witscher.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Zeno hired Ruhani — who was paroled in 2022 after 26 years in state prison for a robbery conviction — as a client advocate in October 2023, and a romance bloomed soon after, according to the feds.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
What happened when this enormous flower bloomed.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
The mushrooms bloomed among a thick layer of something fuzzy and white and decidedly … gross.
—Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
In the early 1900s, the region bloomed in abundance with 12,000 acres of flower fields.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Place herb leaves on a baking sheet and roast in the oven until the herbs have dried and their aroma has bloomed, about 8 to 10 minutes.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Beneath me, a dozen green bumphead parrotfish darted into view, coral bloomed in seemingly impossible shades of red and blue, and schools of purple fry drifted past, as if inviting me to follow.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
Tulips that were supposed to be ready for Mother's Day in mid-May have already bloomed in the farm's greenhouses, said owner Gregory Witscher.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Zeno hired Ruhani — who was paroled in 2022 after 26 years in state prison for a robbery conviction — as a client advocate in October 2023, and a romance bloomed soon after, according to the feds.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
What happened when this enormous flower bloomed.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloomed
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Trim after the plant has flowered to avoid removing the next season’s blooms.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
8 May 2026
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Glass vases with metallic finishes of unnatural blue, green and gold are drowned in palm leaf motifs, ready to be flowered.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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The showy fruits are preceded by fragrant white flowers that are blushed with pink.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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Noah blushed then nodded softly.—
Allegra Givens,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Sloane has blossomed into one of the team’s most reliable pitchers.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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And a one-woman operation blossomed into a nonprofit that now serves more than 1,600 students with more than 30 different disabilities and is about to celebrate its 10th anniversary.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
Verb
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The Grammy-winning R&B singer, 39, glowed in an all-white ERL suit, which combined a puffy, floor-length jacket with a retro-style shirt and enlarged bow tie.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Feldstein glowed in a pink lacy dress, smiling as her wife Roberts placed a hand on her stomach.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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Some of the chemicals that didn’t stick were flushed with the multibillion-dollar industry’s wastewater into local sewer pipes and, eventually, the region’s rivers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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Authorities stated that Jackson had allegedly placed his mother's body parts in a suitcase and flushed the rest down the toilet after dismembering her.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Bloomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloomed. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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