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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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as in flourished
to grow vigorously
the spring flowers burgeoned once the warm weather set in for good
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Recent Examples of burgeoned
Industries sprouted and bloomed, inventions burgeoned, standards of living for masses always hit new heights.
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Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burgeoned
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In April, the Legislature approved a bill that increased per-student funding for public schools from $7,771 to $8,162.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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Their answers varied greatly, but one area of consensus is that the plan has pulled more state agencies and rural regions into the conversation, which has increased overall awareness of the problem.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Hairwork as a craft flourished in the 18th and 19th centuries, when women braided and stitched strands into bracelets, rings, wreaths, and brooches.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
6 Oct. 2025
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Even the country’s name was a contrivance, borrowed from an empire that had flourished a thousand years earlier and hundreds of miles away, in what is now Mauritania and Mali.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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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
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Major stock indexes rose Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing at a record, securing themselves a positive month.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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In stock markets abroad, indexes rose in Europe following a mixed finish in Asia.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Eetu Luostairnen The 27-year-old forward has thrived the past three years since moving from center to wing.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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The same — and more so — applies to Howe’s team, who have withstood injuries to Lewis Hall and Tino Livramento and thrived.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 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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Two years later, President Biden expanded the protections so more Venezuelans who had arrived in recent years could benefit.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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What started as a walking tour of the historic Chickasaw neighborhood in 2012, during his years as president of the local neighborhood association, has since expanded to cover the other nine neighborhoods, after Taylor was awarded a fellowship through the Filson Historical Society in 2023.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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The relationship blossomed, though.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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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
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“Burgeoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgeoned. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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