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as in blooms
a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement
in the full blossom of her career as a writer
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as in unfolds
to produce flowers
the fruit tree seemed to blossom overnight once the warm spring weather arrived
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Recent Examples of blossoms
Alexandra Gillespie, Outside, 6 Mar. 2026
The National Park Service declares peak bloom when 70 percent of the blossoms around the Tidal Basin, the reservoir on the National Mall, have opened.
—Kendall Staton, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2026
Olivier Leflaive 2023 Puligny-Montrachet is straw colored in the glass and offers aromas of wet river rock, white peach, and citrus blossoms.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2026
Famous for its charming spikes of pink or white blossoms in late spring and early summer, this perennial is a true showstopper.
—Lynn McAlpine, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
While there are some years with fewer blossoms, the flowers are never completely absent.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026
Perhaps Sullivan uncovers a young diamond-in-the-rough who hasn’t received much of a chance but blossoms here.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
The scent of orange blossoms perfuming our neighborhoods.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
Lantana is often grown as an annual in flower beds and containers, but some varieties form a huge, shrub-sized mound of orange and yellow blossoms.
—Michelle Darrisaw, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
Their love blossoms juts as the first Sharknado comes out of the ocean.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Noun
In spring, the lower valleys of the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) burst into color with wild cherry and fruit tree blossoms, especially around the Tirthan Valley and Sainj Valley regions.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside, 6 Mar. 2026
The National Park Service declares peak bloom when 70 percent of the blossoms around the Tidal Basin, the reservoir on the National Mall, have opened.
—Kendall Staton, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2026
Olivier Leflaive 2023 Puligny-Montrachet is straw colored in the glass and offers aromas of wet river rock, white peach, and citrus blossoms.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2026
Famous for its charming spikes of pink or white blossoms in late spring and early summer, this perennial is a true showstopper.
—Lynn McAlpine, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
While there are some years with fewer blossoms, the flowers are never completely absent.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026
Perhaps Sullivan uncovers a young diamond-in-the-rough who hasn’t received much of a chance but blossoms here.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
The scent of orange blossoms perfuming our neighborhoods.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
Lantana is often grown as an annual in flower beds and containers, but some varieties form a huge, shrub-sized mound of orange and yellow blossoms.
—Michelle Darrisaw, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
The first season is set in Texas from 1993 to 1995 and follows a socially awkward teen girl (Chiara Aurelia) who suddenly blossoms and rises in the social ranks after a popular classmate (Olivia Holt) disappears.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
Their love blossoms juts as the first Sharknado comes out of the ocean.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blossoms
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But Daye naturally decays at the end of each season, unless she is rebuilt using the branches, berries, and blooms of the next.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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Those blooms feed zooplankton, which feed small fish, which feed larger fish like the walleye Feiner hopes to find.—
Berly McCoy,
NPR,
2 Mar. 2026
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Violas have smaller flowers and stay shorter.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Front Range could see several inches of snow on Friday after weeks of unseasonably warm weather across that prompted flowers to bloom and trees to bud.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Blossoms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blossoms. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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