1
as in glowing
having a healthy reddish skin tone
the blooming faces of children at play in the great outdoors
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as in unconditional
chiefly British
having no exceptions or restrictions
thought that the royals were blooming idiots for making such indiscreet statements
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as in blossoming
to produce flowers
forsythias only bloom at the beginning of spring
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as in blushing
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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as in flowering
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Recent Examples of blooming
Daniel D'addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Division also promotes heavier blooming.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
The blooming of Korea’s Asian Spring was cut short by the arrival of foreign occupying armies.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Tombstone holds an annual rose festival in April to celebrate the blooming of the original Shady Lady, according to the museum website.
—Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
The multiyear partnership, a first for both the brand and the league, cemented the already blooming relationship between the players and fashion.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Besides its many uses in cooking, a lavender plant adds fragrance and color wherever it's planted—along a path, beside a patio, or in a pot on your back deck—thanks to a long blooming season.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2025
In late spring, the city hums with farmers’ markets, craft beer events and bike rides along blooming lakefront paths.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Mums are grown in different crops to have three or four peak blooming times.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
Each spring, hotel staff plant more than to ensure a beautiful blooming season in the hotel's gardens, the hotel said on Facebook.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Alaïa took the trend further with an oversized black flower choker blooming from the closure of a cropped jacket.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
Plant daffodils, tulips, snowdrops, and other spring-blooming bulbs.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2025
Ground station crews that today coordinate elegant sequences of thruster burns will face more chaotic obstacle courses and bigger debris fields blooming across their display monitors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2025
Real, beautiful, blooming flowers.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
In these locations, the seasons are out of sync, with plants blooming at different times.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
The houses look German with their mahogany timbers, each window framed by shutters and a little planter of blooming flowers.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
In Möbius strip fashion, Gein grows obsessed with crime — and the toxic blooming of his obsession into murder goes on to enthrall the world.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Division also promotes heavier blooming.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
The blooming of Korea’s Asian Spring was cut short by the arrival of foreign occupying armies.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Tombstone holds an annual rose festival in April to celebrate the blooming of the original Shady Lady, according to the museum website.
—Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
Yes mama, violets do it best—blooming and enduring despite the rough summer heat.
—Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
The multiyear partnership, a first for both the brand and the league, cemented the already blooming relationship between the players and fashion.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Besides its many uses in cooking, a lavender plant adds fragrance and color wherever it's planted—along a path, beside a patio, or in a pot on your back deck—thanks to a long blooming season.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2025
In late spring, the city hums with farmers’ markets, craft beer events and bike rides along blooming lakefront paths.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Mums are grown in different crops to have three or four peak blooming times.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
Each spring, hotel staff plant more than to ensure a beautiful blooming season in the hotel's gardens, the hotel said on Facebook.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
Why are my chocolate cosmos not blooming?
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Alaïa took the trend further with an oversized black flower choker blooming from the closure of a cropped jacket.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
Plant daffodils, tulips, snowdrops, and other spring-blooming bulbs.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2025
Ground station crews that today coordinate elegant sequences of thruster burns will face more chaotic obstacle courses and bigger debris fields blooming across their display monitors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2025
Real, beautiful, blooming flowers.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
In these locations, the seasons are out of sync, with plants blooming at different times.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
The houses look German with their mahogany timbers, each window framed by shutters and a little planter of blooming flowers.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blooming
Adjective
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The patty cooked to a perfect medium, slightly larger than his ideal five ounces, and sans the tomatoes, gets a fairly glowing review (which can’t be said of every spot).—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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To see the longest glowing debris trains, set your gaze 40 degrees above the radiant after allowing your eyes to adjust to the dark for 30 minutes.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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While a January YouGov pollsuggests Biden’s unconditional support for Israel significantly affected Democratic voter turnout, Harris is largely dismissive of Gaza.—
Book Marks
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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Trump could have faced up to four years in prison, but a judge issued an unconditional discharge, leaving his conviction in place but sparing him any penalty or fine.—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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On a wall in the main dining room, McGarry points out a large painting of a flowering chamomile plant.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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While the adults chew on ornamental plants, fruit trees, berry plants, and many different shade and ornamental trees such as linden, Japanese maple, crepe myrtle, and flowering crabapple, the grubs feed on the roots of turfgrasses and vegetable seedlings, says Potter.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The kid wore birthday glasses and shook his head at each shot, blushing.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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The blushing hue works well with neutrals and bold colors alike, bringing a cheerful spin to any room.—
Lauren Jones,
Southern Living,
9 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Watching Jaden Smith’s aspiring musician character Dizzee enjoy a blossoming romance with graffiti artist Thor.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
3 Oct. 2025
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Living year-round with her family in a camping resort, a blossoming romance with a tourist brings her latent insecurities to the surface.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Goldberg-Polin’s’ own apartment balcony is draped in an enormous red banner that bears his image.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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The fresh red bell peppers in this meal are packed with nutrients, especially vitamin C and A for the immune system and eye health.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The sheer expanse of places to see in Japan is astounding.—
Kristin Braswell,
AFAR Media,
7 Oct. 2025
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Sources of succor and disquiet—currents which Winter has ridden in life and art—each female elder is a maternal presence who offers complementary textures to the tapestry Winter has woven from threads of experience and sheer imagination.—
Guillermo Perez,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In offseason videos, though, he’s been flying through the air and flushing down ferocious dunks, so the athleticism looks to be back.—
Stan Son,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Carter said discolored water may be caused by routine maintenance flushing, changes in plumbing, water main breaks or similar events.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Blooming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blooming. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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