burgeoned

verb

variants also bourgeoned
past tense of burgeon
1
as in increased
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number the trout population in the stream is burgeoning now that the water is clean

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2
as in thrived
to grow vigorously the spring flowers burgeoned once the warm weather set in for good

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3
as in bloomed
to produce flowers chrysanthemums usually burgeon in early fall

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Recent Examples of burgeoned The Nightmare on Elm Street franchise began with the original 1984 installment — which starred Heather Langenkamp as well as Johnny Depp in his film debut — and burgeoned into one of the most beloved and well-known horror franchises of all time. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 Over 35 years, the number and complexity of medical treatments has burgeoned as have salaries and profits of for-profit providers. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026 The parts of Linda incorporated into the district include a corridor east of the highway and south of Marysville where a Costco, Walmart and other commercial and retail development have burgeoned in recent years. — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026 In recent years, Ukraine's domestic drone interceptor market has burgeoned, producing some key players who tout their products at international arms shows. — Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026 The interest burgeoned from visibility and opportunity feeding off itself into generational momentum. — Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2026 As the public became increasingly environmentally conscious and organic farmers mounted a parallel back-to-the-land movement, a market for organic food burgeoned, especially on the West Coast. — Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026 Their friendships burgeoned when each was a member of Palisades High’s JV football team. — Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026 His career as an actor burgeoned alongside his art career, which took off when soul, funk, and R&B group the Neville Brothers tapped him to create the cover for their 1989 Grammy-winning breakthrough album Yellow Moon. — News Desk, Artforum, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burgeoned
  1. increased
  2. thrived
  3. bloomed
  4. rose
  5. flourished
  6. flowered
  7. swelled
  8. blossomed
Verb
  • The eastward shift increased the chances of hurricane-force wind gusts on Niihau and possibly Kauai, especially at higher elevations, the hurricane center warned.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The restrictions have increased pressure on Chinese companies to develop domestic alternatives across the semiconductor supply chain.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of increased
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  • The show has thrived with its changing global locations and challenges, and without A-list star power.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Pairing Aflac, which has thrived with commercials featuring an anthropomorphic duck squawking out its name, and Affleck.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of thrived
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  • 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
  • Founded in 2009, the group has bloomed into a small empire—we’re talking nearly 70 of the South’s favorite restaurants, hotels, bars, and cafes, plus another dozen or so in development—with thoughtful intention.
    — Colleen McNally Arnett, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • Focused on creating an immersive experience that starts upon arrival, Diaz enlisted a scent designer to create Disco Lace, a signature scent for Bar Leone that is a blend of lavender, rose and enoki.
    — Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Median pay for chief technology officers rose $809,587 from 2021 to 2025 while median pay for CEOs—typically the C-suite leader most likely to reap massive pay rewards—only rose $698,399.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of rose
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  • The ’50s saw a major expansion as launch pads flourished along what was called Missile Row, allowing for more powerful rockets like Redstone, Atlas and Saturn to fly.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The earliest arguments for the non-existence of time go back to the pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, Parmenides of Elea, in southwest Italy, who flourished in the fifth century BCE.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of flourished
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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
Definition of flowered
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  • In a House Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing Wednesday, Republican and Democratic lawmakers criticized Oracle for a contract that has now swelled to $27 billion.
    — Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2026
  • But the administration, led by Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg, has pushed ahead, recruiting bankers to help wield a loan authority that has swelled from $1 billion to $200 billion thanks to the recent Republican party-line tax bill.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of swelled
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  • Even as pitchers such as Troy Melton and Keider Montero blossomed, the Tigers’ front office also failed to construct a staff deep enough or good enough to carry the Tigers through the more turbulent parts of their schedule.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 5 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
Definition of blossomed

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“Burgeoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgeoned. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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