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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
More importantly, the people listened, and protests, anti-ICE demonstrations, and school walkouts bloomed around the country.
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Literary Hub, 31 Jan. 2026
Excess mortality bloomed in Republican counties and communities saturated with denialist media.
—Jennifer W. Tsai, STAT, 18 Jan. 2026
While the former is simply coated in a buttery hot sauce, the latter is marinated in a blend of spice and brine; dry rubbed with cayenne pepper, paprika, brown sugar, and garlic powder; and then finished in a muddy oil that’s bloomed with the same ingredients as the dry rub.
—Matt Moore, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026
The nude mesh dress was strategically embroidered with pale pink flowers and sage green leaves, which bloomed over her body and around the hemline.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2026
With each game, each game-changing play, each interview, each viral soundbite, bloomed a love affair between the people of Buffalo and their very own superhero.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Metropolitan centers bloomed on their coastlines, and their core habitat transformed into a bustling waterway.
—Kelso Harper, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
The promise of that sterling endorsement bloomed this year with Davis’ second solo album.
—Jenn Pelly, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
What should have been a forgettable mix-up instead bloomed into an annual Thanksgiving reunion — and a friendship that has carried both Wanda Dench and Jamal Hinton through loss, new beginnings and some of life’s most unexpected blessings.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
Literary Hub, 31 Jan. 2026
Excess mortality bloomed in Republican counties and communities saturated with denialist media.
—Jennifer W. Tsai, STAT, 18 Jan. 2026
While the former is simply coated in a buttery hot sauce, the latter is marinated in a blend of spice and brine; dry rubbed with cayenne pepper, paprika, brown sugar, and garlic powder; and then finished in a muddy oil that’s bloomed with the same ingredients as the dry rub.
—Matt Moore, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026
The nude mesh dress was strategically embroidered with pale pink flowers and sage green leaves, which bloomed over her body and around the hemline.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2026
With each game, each game-changing play, each interview, each viral soundbite, bloomed a love affair between the people of Buffalo and their very own superhero.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Metropolitan centers bloomed on their coastlines, and their core habitat transformed into a bustling waterway.
—Kelso Harper, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
The promise of that sterling endorsement bloomed this year with Davis’ second solo album.
—Jenn Pelly, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
What should have been a forgettable mix-up instead bloomed into an annual Thanksgiving reunion — and a friendship that has carried both Wanda Dench and Jamal Hinton through loss, new beginnings and some of life’s most unexpected blessings.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloomed
Verb
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The Met show opens in the eighteen-eighties, when naturalism flowered in Parisian art schools.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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Julianne cited her sisters' accomplishments in their own fields, as well as their flourishing personal lives, as a reason why the sadness never flowered into full-on resentment.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The rest of Robbie’s makeup was light and even-toned, comprised of subtle shadowing under her eyes and blushed lips.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
29 Jan. 2026
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However, today, blush has easily become one of the all-time favorite makeup products, especially with the younger generation that wants to look extra sun-kissed and blushed.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
2 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Lane Bryant store is now gone, the shopping center on the far west side of Tinley Park has blossomed and life in the southwest suburb now known as an entertainment mecca goes on.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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That cleared cap space and enabled the Rams to begin rebuilding the roster, which blossomed this season with third-year stars such as Nacua and veterans such as Stafford and Davante Adams.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Coughlan glowed in Penelope's wedding dress and shared a look with her husband-to-be, Colin.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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DeVanté’s mythical aura glowed so brightly that even future stars struggled to get noticed.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
20 Jan. 2026
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Looking distinctly German in his polo-neck shirt and flushed by the heat, Jaissle pumped his fists and roared, as backroom staff and players scattered in celebration.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Steiner takes a deep breath, flushed with nerves and a dash of guilt, and looks around the table at her bandmates.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
29 Jan. 2026
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