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as in blossoms
a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement
a handsome young man in the full bloom of youth
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as in blushes
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 blooms
Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 18 May 2026
This Southeastern native is also known as Maypop and blooms from May through July.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
Fertilizer will encourage abundant blooms and should be applied regularly during the growing season.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 16 May 2026
Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
What color blooms your hydrangeas will deliver is dependent on the pH level of the soil in which it's planted.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
Butterfly weed is a native to North America that blooms in mid to late summer, immediately luring butterflies and other pollinators with its nectar-rich flowers.
—Marie Iannotti, The Spruce, 9 May 2026
The longaniza breakfast taco lands hot in my hands, the tortilla still steaming, folded around spicy sausage and eggs with a tomato-rich salsa that blooms slowly with heat.
—Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
Every seasoned gardener knows the particular satisfaction of coaxing beauty from unlikely places — a stubborn perennial that finally blooms, a shaded corner that transforms with the right groundcover.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Unlike annual salvia, this stunning variety typically blooms once in the summer season, but cutting it back may trigger an additional flowering cycle later on.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2026
The 10th hole is Camelia, another one that typically blooms well before the Masters.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Aren’t the languid purple wisteria blooms so pretty this time of year?
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
Red-Purple 'Peter Brand' is a common peony with six-inch wide double blooms that start as a deep red before developing into a beautiful purple.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 18 May 2026
This Southeastern native is also known as Maypop and blooms from May through July.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
Fertilizer will encourage abundant blooms and should be applied regularly during the growing season.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 16 May 2026
Verb
Nestled between the layers is a genuinely heartfelt story that blooms from beneath all the aesthetic and verbal vulgarity, thus making innate, and intuitive, his ongoing, ever-evolving manifesto on the state of things.
—Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
What color blooms your hydrangeas will deliver is dependent on the pH level of the soil in which it's planted.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
Butterfly weed is a native to North America that blooms in mid to late summer, immediately luring butterflies and other pollinators with its nectar-rich flowers.
—Marie Iannotti, The Spruce, 9 May 2026
The longaniza breakfast taco lands hot in my hands, the tortilla still steaming, folded around spicy sausage and eggs with a tomato-rich salsa that blooms slowly with heat.
—Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
Every seasoned gardener knows the particular satisfaction of coaxing beauty from unlikely places — a stubborn perennial that finally blooms, a shaded corner that transforms with the right groundcover.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Unlike annual salvia, this stunning variety typically blooms once in the summer season, but cutting it back may trigger an additional flowering cycle later on.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2026
The 10th hole is Camelia, another one that typically blooms well before the Masters.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Aren’t the languid purple wisteria blooms so pretty this time of year?
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blooms
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Wilson worked alongside stylist Alexandra Mandelkorn and the Oscar de la Renta team to create a custom gown featuring tiny Japanese cherry blossoms around the neckline and scattered throughout the design, according to Vogue.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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This is an absolutely beautiful autumn flower with long yellow rods of truly golden blossoms.—
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
14 May 2026
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There’s nothing like spring when the landscape comes to life again with birds singing, green leaves growing, and flowers blooming.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
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Guiding us through the site, which was filled with a stunning profusion of brilliantly red poppies and fragrant chamomile flowers, was a local archeologist who lives and works at the site, and whose Turkish commentary was deftly translated for us by our charming guide.—
Paul Brady,
Travel + Leisure,
15 May 2026
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Long blushes through the compliment and returns it, praising Bosworth right back.—
William Earl,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
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While at dusk, the horizon blushes with coral light as fishing boats drift past the silhouette of Longtou Rock.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The company also makes its own solid rocket motors in-house, a capability that most primes outsource, and one that Franzen argues is where the whole supply chain bottleneck actually lives.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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The Space Force has inked contracts with emerging space companies—non-traditional primes, in military contracting parlance—to buy services, manufacture satellites and payloads, and launch rockets.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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The body flushes the extra sugar out through urine — and takes a lot of hydration with it, leaving people both running to the bathroom constantly and feeling parched.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
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The narrator of Repetition tears up her diary and flushes the pages down the toilet.—
Honor Jones,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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Below, sits Altair, while Deneb glows to the left, representing the tail of the great swan in the constellation Cygnus.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
11 May 2026
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It can be used as a nightlight, glows in seven colors and features a selection of soothing soundscapes.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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