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
Vega said the Paititi concept blossomed soon after, with plans for a different restaurant in Folsom also in the works.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Now safe, sleek and healthy, Toothless has blossomed into a happy, outgoing boy with soft fur and sweet meows.
—Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
When Ford began his own namesake brand in 2005, their sartorial relationship blossomed even further.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Bonitto, who has blossomed into one of the league’s top young pass rushers, is a prime example.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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
Over the better part of the past decade, it’s again proliferated around the NFL as the Shanahan coaching tree blossomed from San Francisco and Los Angeles to Minneapolis, Green Bay, Miami and more.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
The 24-year-old has quickly blossomed into one of the league’s top defensive linemen and played a key role in helping the Eagles win the Super Bowl last season.
—Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Now safe, sleek and healthy, Toothless has blossomed into a happy, outgoing boy with soft fur and sweet meows.
—Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
When Ford began his own namesake brand in 2005, their sartorial relationship blossomed even further.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Bonitto, who has blossomed into one of the league’s top young pass rushers, is a prime example.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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
Over the better part of the past decade, it’s again proliferated around the NFL as the Shanahan coaching tree blossomed from San Francisco and Los Angeles to Minneapolis, Green Bay, Miami and more.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
The 24-year-old has quickly blossomed into one of the league’s top defensive linemen and played a key role in helping the Eagles win the Super Bowl last season.
—Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blossomed
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Industries sprouted and bloomed, inventions burgeoned, standards of living for masses always hit new heights.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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After mature plants have bloomed, use clean, sharp pruners to cut the plant down by one-third, cutting into green growth only and not into the woody stems, which won’t regenerate new growth.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
11 Sep. 2025
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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 18 Sep. 2025.
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