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to produce flowers
the fruit tree seemed to blossom overnight once the warm spring weather arrived
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Recent Examples of blossoming
Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Real Mojo Foods was supported by the Alchemist Community Development Corporation’s Kitchen Incubator Program, which provides blossoming companies with business coaching, sales opportunities and commercial kitchen access, among other resources.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
After months of speculation, sources are confirming that Joe Jonas and Tatiana Gabriela are dating—and their blossoming romance is quickly heating up.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
His voice was that soft wind in early spring, the wind that brings earth & grass & blossoming trees—sweet sometimes or funky to the nose—the earth smells human & his voice was that smell.
—Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
With an exoskeleton blossoming out from a narrow base like a champagne flute, the 558-foot tower is a striking addition to Baghdad’s distinctly low-rise skyline — albeit one that has been rapidly transformed by a recent construction boom.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
The pair then keeps up the façade of a blossoming romance, with both seemingly developing real feelings, despite neither fully trusting the other.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2025
The interview comes amid Perry's blossoming relationship with Justin Trudeau.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
With an increasingly diverse culinary scene and cultural and artistic expression blossoming, San Juan's beautiful beaches are merely the cherry on top of a stay rather than the main course.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025
Sophia Tareen, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
Some parts of Route 65 looked more like an artillery range, with rim-bending, tire-tearing, and suspension-slaughtering potholes blossoming from the black top.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Strawberries typically take about four to six weeks to ripen after blossoming, depending on the variety and climate.
—Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 16 Feb. 2026
This was the refreshing TV show that breathed new life into the Superman franchise and is still fondly remembered by an entire generation that grew up watching the Man of Steel and Lois Lane's blossoming love relationship in Metropolis.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Returning on her sixth studio album, To Whom It May Concern, the Philadelphia native brings in immeasurable wisdom, blossoming into the effortless positivity and authenticity of past albums—the kind that has assisted multiple generations on their respective healing journeys.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026
Singh bade us farewell on Jalan Tan Hiok Nee, a lane of old shop-houses shaded by rain trees and blossoming frangipani.
—Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
At a time when he was supposed to be blossoming into a centerpiece, his value has mostly been measured in minutes played and the matchup game.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
Liverpool’s new partnership is blossoming Liverpool have established a bad habit of conceding first this season.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Noun
As a city where nearly a third of residents identify as Black, Chicago is uniquely primed for the blossoming of a distinctly Black wine culture — one that’s creating new spaces, reframing how wine is discussed and sold, and redefining who belongs at the table.
—Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Real Mojo Foods was supported by the Alchemist Community Development Corporation’s Kitchen Incubator Program, which provides blossoming companies with business coaching, sales opportunities and commercial kitchen access, among other resources.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
After months of speculation, sources are confirming that Joe Jonas and Tatiana Gabriela are dating—and their blossoming romance is quickly heating up.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
His voice was that soft wind in early spring, the wind that brings earth & grass & blossoming trees—sweet sometimes or funky to the nose—the earth smells human & his voice was that smell.
—Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
With an exoskeleton blossoming out from a narrow base like a champagne flute, the 558-foot tower is a striking addition to Baghdad’s distinctly low-rise skyline — albeit one that has been rapidly transformed by a recent construction boom.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
The pair then keeps up the façade of a blossoming romance, with both seemingly developing real feelings, despite neither fully trusting the other.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2025
The interview comes amid Perry's blossoming relationship with Justin Trudeau.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
With an increasingly diverse culinary scene and cultural and artistic expression blossoming, San Juan's beautiful beaches are merely the cherry on top of a stay rather than the main course.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025
Verb
Arriving on the historically Black campus in 1960 just months after students there launched sit-ins at a whites-only lunch counter, Jackson immersed himself in the blossoming Civil Rights Movement.
—Sophia Tareen, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
Some parts of Route 65 looked more like an artillery range, with rim-bending, tire-tearing, and suspension-slaughtering potholes blossoming from the black top.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Strawberries typically take about four to six weeks to ripen after blossoming, depending on the variety and climate.
—Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 16 Feb. 2026
This was the refreshing TV show that breathed new life into the Superman franchise and is still fondly remembered by an entire generation that grew up watching the Man of Steel and Lois Lane's blossoming love relationship in Metropolis.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Returning on her sixth studio album, To Whom It May Concern, the Philadelphia native brings in immeasurable wisdom, blossoming into the effortless positivity and authenticity of past albums—the kind that has assisted multiple generations on their respective healing journeys.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026
Singh bade us farewell on Jalan Tan Hiok Nee, a lane of old shop-houses shaded by rain trees and blossoming frangipani.
—Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
At a time when he was supposed to be blossoming into a centerpiece, his value has mostly been measured in minutes played and the matchup game.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
Liverpool’s new partnership is blossoming Liverpool have established a bad habit of conceding first this season.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blossoming
Adjective
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At the time, Burr was receiving briefings and involved in conversations suggesting the country faced a burgeoning health crisis that could hurt the economy.—
Nicholas Fandos,
BostonGlobe.com,
15 May 2020
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After the last vote on March 2 ended in a stalemate, Netanyahu and former military chief Benny Gantz agreed late last month to try to form a unity government because of the burgeoning coronavirus crisis.—
Time,
Time,
20 Apr. 2020
Noun
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But some indoor plants do better snug in their pots; being a little root-bound is conducive to their growth and flowering.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Feb. 2026
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Deadheading encourages more flowering.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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It’s turned rainy and cooler in the past couple of days, but the creosote bushes are blooming yellow.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Long-blooming annuals include blanket flower, spider flower, and trailing petunia.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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As founding director of the cyborg psychology research group and co-director of MIT Media Lab’s Advancing Humans with AI research program, Pataranutaporn is interested in ways that people can use AI to promote human flourishing, pro-social interaction, and human-to-human interaction.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
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It has been correlated with swells of human progress and flourishing, science and technology, medicine and political freedom.—
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
24 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Louisville’s Barrell Craft Spirits is responsible for a fair share of these, and some of them are intricate secondary maturations that involve several different types of wood.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
8 Feb. 2026
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The physical maturation is evident as ever each summer when Hooper’s NFL-sized frame is contrasted against De La Salle’s current group of high school athletes.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Blossoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blossoming. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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