blossomed

past tense of blossom
as in bloomed
to produce flowers the fruit tree seemed to blossom overnight once the warm spring weather arrived

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Recent Examples of blossomed Bonet exited the series following her pregnancy, and the show soon blossomed into an authentic ensemble comedy that wasn’t afraid to tackle real-life issues. — Eric King, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026 Pop-up dinners in a BP filling station have blossomed into a mini empire of Guatemalan and Mexican cuisine across the Twin Cities metro. — Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 22 Sep. 2026 Five years later, their backyard project has blossomed into Petals with Promise, a nonprofit devoted to making people feel remembered and cared for. — Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 After romance blossomed, the pair got engaged in 2001 and married in Mexico in September 2002. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026 Ditto for both Altuve and Alvarez, who has blossomed into an American League MVP front-runner. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Kremlev’s business interests in Russia have meanwhile blossomed. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 What started as a fringe practice using this historical material has blossomed into a wider dialogue among the region’s most forward-thinking winemakers. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2026 That blossomed into a decades-long academic career in an unusual role — a Jewish scholar of Christian Scriptures. — Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
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  • When London Craft Week, an annual celebration of the handmade, unfurled across the center of the city this past May, the work of a thousand or so makers bloomed out of every corner.
    — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Across the archipelago’s more than seven thousand islands, countless sovereign communities once bloomed with distinct languages and traditions, until Spain claimed them all under a single name.
    — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
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  • And now EatFuti has flowered into the first-in-the-nation (to our understanding) State Fair food delivery service — a brand offshoot based, again, in solving a problem, this one much more personal.
    — Courtney Crowder, Des Moines Register, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Staking helps protect tall or large-flowered dahlias from breakage and flopping over, especially after rain or strong wind.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026

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“Blossomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blossomed. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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