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
The relationship blossomed, though.
—
Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Words and images attest to the remarkable swiftness with which salmon have resumed their run, flora have blossomed, and traces of the former reservoir are being smoothed away.
—Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
After signing on as director of Studio Ghibli’s Howl’s Moving Castle and being replaced by Miyazaki himself, Hosoda’s directing career blossomed.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
In this atmosphere, microschools blossomed as a reinvention of the one-room schoolhouse that allowed one educator to teach a small group of students.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
This early passion blossomed into a musical career fueled by his desire to speak his truth using songs as his avenue.
—Essence, 26 Sep. 2025
From their frustration blossomed a multi-organizational effort to amend Charlotte’s vegetation ordinance that, if successful, could codify protections for native plant gardens.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
Their connection quickly blossomed into something more.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
What started about 40 years ago when a friend asked if Sybesma would teach their child how to swim blossomed into a second career.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Words and images attest to the remarkable swiftness with which salmon have resumed their run, flora have blossomed, and traces of the former reservoir are being smoothed away.
—Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
After signing on as director of Studio Ghibli’s Howl’s Moving Castle and being replaced by Miyazaki himself, Hosoda’s directing career blossomed.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
In this atmosphere, microschools blossomed as a reinvention of the one-room schoolhouse that allowed one educator to teach a small group of students.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
This early passion blossomed into a musical career fueled by his desire to speak his truth using songs as his avenue.
—Essence, 26 Sep. 2025
From their frustration blossomed a multi-organizational effort to amend Charlotte’s vegetation ordinance that, if successful, could codify protections for native plant gardens.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
Their connection quickly blossomed into something more.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
What started about 40 years ago when a friend asked if Sybesma would teach their child how to swim blossomed into a second career.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blossomed
Verb
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The skirt of the dress was completely covered in three-dimensional, red poppy flowers that bloomed outward to mimic real petals.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Across from the house, another garden bloomed.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
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How has that crop flowered, developed, and matured?—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Blossomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blossomed. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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