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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
Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
Check each tomato for pest damage or disease such as blossom end rot.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Not long after, she was cast on the hit sitcom Family Ties, and her career blossomed.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
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Noun
For the Sandhills, June is a prime time to see early blossoms, while August through September brings fields of sunflowers and asters.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
Check each tomato for pest damage or disease such as blossom end rot.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
What began in 1999 for the brand's debut Fall 2000 runway show has blossomed into a defining collaboration.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Not long after, she was cast on the hit sitcom Family Ties, and her career blossomed.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blossom
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Set in the country's highlands, La Ruta de Las Flores is a scenic drive that connects several villages, and bursts to life when the coffee fields lining it come into full bloom.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Depending on the type, those autumnal-colored blooms can celebrate the season year after year when planted in the ground.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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From Saison’s signature Welcome Tea — a delicate bundle of eight herbs and flowers that greets every guest—to the meticulous multi-course progression that unfolds with tableside presentations and impeccable attention to detail, dining here isn’t just a meal.—
Chelsea Davis,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Symphony of Flowers is a multimedia project that would occupy 6 acres of the park for six months of the year, installing more than 100,000 luminous flowers and 500,000 LED lights, along with dozens of speakers to play classical music.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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Plants grow from a tuber rather than a true bulb but follow the same cycle of blooming and dormancy as spring flowering bulbs.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
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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
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“Blossom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blossom. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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