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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
By the 2000s, the burgeoning premium denim market established the use of Lycra T400 fiber.
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
Born in 1932 in Paris, Radigue came of age alongside France’s burgeoning musique concrète movement, which would influence and shape her own patient musical style.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 24 Feb. 2026
In North Texas — a region that’s of course lately become famous as a burgeoning financial hub — the health care industry has lately been adding jobs at a particularly fast clip.
—Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
As a burgeoning teenager in 2024, Soul went with his father to the world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, along with a plethora of Korean relatives from his mom’s side.
—Miki Hellerbach, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
Born in 1932 in Paris, Radigue came of age alongside France’s burgeoning musique concrète movement, which would influence and shape her own patient musical style.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 24 Feb. 2026
In North Texas — a region that’s of course lately become famous as a burgeoning financial hub — the health care industry has lately been adding jobs at a particularly fast clip.
—Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
As a burgeoning teenager in 2024, Soul went with his father to the world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, along with a plethora of Korean relatives from his mom’s side.
—Miki Hellerbach, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burgeon
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As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth year, Ukraine’s birth rate is collapsing, with increasing number of people struggling with fertility or putting off the decision to have children.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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Climate mandates The Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, like Eversource, says state climate mandates and policies are the main driver behind increasing utility bills in the Bay State, specifically naming the NetZero by 2050 climate mandate.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
22 Feb. 2026
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There's a reason, though, that this city has thrived in one way or another since the 14th century.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Every independent bookstore survives by nurturing that connection between audiences and art, and the Booksmith has thrived by making those invisible connections between writers and readers visible.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2026
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Slater is a virtuosic physical actor, and his evocation of the mime’s precision, silliness, and grace—the elastic faces, the acrobatic tumbles, the fingers that bloom into flowers, then wilt, then bloom again — is painstaking and loving in its observance.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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Overcrowding can also reduce blooming; divide your bulbs every four years to promote more flowering.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
23 Feb. 2026
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The report estimates that the average selling price of smartphones will rise 14% this year to an all-time high of $523, while manufacturers will no longer be able to make phones that cost less than $100.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Style it with sneakers and a crossbody bag for long travel days, or swap in sandals and sunnies when temperatures rise.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2026
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More diverse voices, once overlooked in beauty, including Black women and other women of color, as well as the LGBTQ+ community, flourished during the era.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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In the recent cold weather, my coonties, which are Florida native plants, and my society garlic plants, blooming with tiny purple flowers, all survived and are flourishing.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
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If the gift recipient doesn’t mind a bright print, opt for the flowering paisley goji berry, marked down to just $43.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2026
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Proper hydrangea care begins with identifying which species bloom on last year’s growth versus those that flower on new shoots.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
23 Feb. 2026
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And the erotic aspects of the ass, too, could swell their ranks with new conscripts, new stories, new vibrations and vulnerabilities.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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After someone experiences a significant trauma to their body—such as a high-speed ski crash that fractures their leg—the surrounding muscles can rapidly bleed and swell.—
Claire Maldarelli,
Scientific American,
24 Feb. 2026
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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
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After years in accounting at major CPA and law firms, her interest in wine blossomed from a casual interest into a calling.—
Anna Lee Iijima,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Burgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgeon. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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