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also bourgeon
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as in to increase
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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Recent Examples of burgeon
But in new role, she will be tasked with continuing to grow MSNBC’s presence on social and digital video platforms, and expanding its burgeoning podcast business, in addition to overseeing longform.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
Their respective recognition of that is an encouraging sign heading into a summer when those burgeoning relationships will be stress-tested.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Breaking Into the EdTech Industry Like any burgeoning business, creating Class Central wasn’t always smooth sailing for Shah.
—Craig Lebrau, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
The Porter Township School Corporation is pursuing approvals with Porter County to facilitate a $19 million, 20,000-square-foot addition at Porter Lakes Elementary that will address burgeoning enrollment in the lower grades.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
Their respective recognition of that is an encouraging sign heading into a summer when those burgeoning relationships will be stress-tested.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Breaking Into the EdTech Industry Like any burgeoning business, creating Class Central wasn’t always smooth sailing for Shah.
—Craig Lebrau, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
The Porter Township School Corporation is pursuing approvals with Porter County to facilitate a $19 million, 20,000-square-foot addition at Porter Lakes Elementary that will address burgeoning enrollment in the lower grades.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burgeon
Verb
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What Murray did in the second half was increase his aggression off the dribble.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Those unused hours can, however, be converted to service credit to increase their government pensions.—
Melody Gutierrez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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When there's minimal to no oxygen, the spores can flourish.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2025
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The sanctification of Lee and other Confederate leaders, in turn, pushed the complexities of the surrender and of the Civil War era into the shadows, allowing the myth of Appomattox to flourish for more than a century.—
Made by History,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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But remember, don't spray when the trees are blooming because neem oil is toxic to bees.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2025
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Walking through the rows of blooming tulips on this 300-acre farm is like being enveloped in a kaleidoscope of spring colors.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2025
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These luxe hydrogel eye masks, infused with antioxidant-rich colloidal gold and soothing rose damask extract, brighten and boost radiance in the delicate under-eye area.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
17 Apr. 2025
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Shortly after, Wood posted to her story again, this time sharing an April 2022 post from trans British artist Travis Alabanza that highlighted the attention put on trans people rather than other issues, such as the climate crisis or rising cost of living.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
17 Apr. 2025
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New perennials must receive plenty of water the first few weeks after planting to thrive.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2025
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Psychologist Susan Cain, in Quiet, says introverts thrive in solitude, delivering their best work without the social stimulus overload of open offices and needing to play political gamesmanship.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This mystery concerns the connection between winter cold and spring flowering.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2025
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Some species are more drawn to flower nectar than others.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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For 2024, the list was expanded to 450 companies and looked at their emissions between 2020 and 2022.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Believed to have originated in 15th-century Italy as a card game used by nobility, the original deck was expanded and popularized by 18th-century French occultists; and again later in the 20th century, when modern tarot was born thanks to the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, published in 1909.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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What began as a single bucket of blooms gifted by her grandmother has blossomed into a sprawling garden with over 400 rosebushes.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Southeastern Conference had blossomed into perhaps the nation’s best basketball league, and Texas A&M’s resources are seemingly unlimited.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Burgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgeon. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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