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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
Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark just didn’t want to be left out of a burgeoning scrum on a Saturday night.
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Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Bodewes’ burgeoning interest in the technology behind earplugs and, eventually, the genesis of Loop.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Although only five minutes in length, The Magic Lantern gives us a momentary glimpse of the magic of cinema as a burgeoning medium and the inchoate experimentation that accompanied its first decades as a studio invention.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
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
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Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Bodewes’ burgeoning interest in the technology behind earplugs and, eventually, the genesis of Loop.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Although only five minutes in length, The Magic Lantern gives us a momentary glimpse of the magic of cinema as a burgeoning medium and the inchoate experimentation that accompanied its first decades as a studio invention.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burgeon
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Wild news in the Financial Times this morning, which reports that China has substantially increased energy subsidies for some of its largest data centers in a bid to bolster its position in the global AI race.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Rising prices for cars, parts and repairs needed, and medical bills have increased, driving up the price of insurance.—
NPR,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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Regional countries have begun to act against the crime flourishing inside Cambodia’s borders that has ensnared their citizens.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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His Lorenz Hart is a lost soul of New York, an artist who couldn’t have flourished—or fallen—anywhere else.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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This protection also works to protect plants that are marginally hardy in your area, such as hydrangeas blooming on old wood that may not bloom if their flower buds are damaged by cold.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Nov. 2025
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For the rest of her glam, Gomez experimented with a more ’00s inspired lip combo, opting for a darker, taupey lip liner and cooler-toned brown gloss, finishing the look with a smoky gray eye and blooming pink blush.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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The number of foreign residents has risen sharply in recent years, reaching a record 3 percent of the population in 2024, as Tokyo cautiously loosened visa rules for workers in key industries such as manufacturing, agriculture, and caregiving.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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In that appearance, Thilly moonwalked across the floor and performed a backspin before using his allotted five minutes to complain about rising taxes, according to CBS News New York.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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These are not circumstances in which a head coach thrives or lasts for long.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Georgia may be renowned for its official fruit, but the state is also home to a thriving wine country, particularly in the North Georgia mountains.—
Crystal Tate,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Fall is a great time to plant daylilies because plants have a long time to establish roots before blooming, often resulting in improved flowering the first season.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 2025
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Consider the flowering period duration when choosing a date.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Oct. 2025
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At the crux of those tensions are a gaping trade imbalance and efforts from the US to ensure its national security against an increasingly assertive China, including by expanding restrictions on China’s access to American high tech, like the advanced semiconductors needed to power AI.—
Betsy Klein,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Seeing as how the first tribe swap failed to shake anything up and gave us two more obvious telegraphed votes, the producers decided to blow it all up again and expand back to three tribes.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Their romance blossomed quickly.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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So, excited headlines about a blossoming romance between them certainly creates a narrative that distracts from all the negative news each has grappled with recently.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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