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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 thrived
to grow vigorously
the spring flowers burgeoned once the warm weather set in for good
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Recent Examples of burgeoned
Their friendships burgeoned when each was a member of Palisades High’s JV football team.
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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
Industries sprouted and bloomed, inventions burgeoned, standards of living for masses always hit new heights.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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
Industries sprouted and bloomed, inventions burgeoned, standards of living for masses always hit new heights.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burgeoned
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That figure is used to determine the league’s cut, which for all local TV deals has since increased from 34% to 48%.—
Maury Brown,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, the average new car payment has increased by $300, or more than 35%, since then to $769.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Ball needed a team that wouldn’t count on him so much (like Cleveland last year, when Ty Jerome thrived in fewer minutes for a healthy team).—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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He will be joined again by the right-handed Erceg — who thrived in the fireman’s role in 2025 — and John Schreiber for high-leverage situations.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
30 Jan. 2026
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More importantly, the people listened, and protests, anti-ICE demonstrations, and school walkouts bloomed around the country.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Jan. 2026
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Excess mortality bloomed in Republican counties and communities saturated with denialist media.—
Jennifer W. Tsai,
STAT,
18 Jan. 2026
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Eagle numbers rose significantly first in the 1990s, then continued to increase.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Alcoholic Sparkling Wines For Valentine’s Day Do Epic Sh*t sparkling wine now comes in a 'pretty in pink' rose as well, available at the end of January 2026.—
Lanee Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The seventh in an occasional series of profiles on Southern California athletes who have flourished in their post-playing careers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Darnold flourished under head coach Kevin O’Connell, throwing for a career-high 35 touchdown passes and leading Minnesota to a 14-3 record.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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The Met show opens in the eighteen-eighties, when naturalism flowered in Parisian art schools.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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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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Haynam’s lawsuit came as scrutiny of Kersten’s leadership swelled in the wake of the Dexter Reed shooting in March 2024.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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The scandal swelled after British media reported a trove of emails between Mandelson and Epstein, in which the veteran Labour politician expressed support for his friend, despite the financier’s 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
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The Lane Bryant store is now gone, the shopping center on the far west side of Tinley Park has blossomed and life in the southwest suburb now known as an entertainment mecca goes on.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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That cleared cap space and enabled the Rams to begin rebuilding the roster, which blossomed this season with third-year stars such as Nacua and veterans such as Stafford and Davante Adams.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Burgeoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgeoned. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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