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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
The interest burgeoned from visibility and opportunity feeding off itself into generational momentum.
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Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2026
As the public became increasingly environmentally conscious and organic farmers mounted a parallel back-to-the-land movement, a market for organic food burgeoned, especially on the West Coast.
—Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Their friendships burgeoned when each was a member of Palisades High’s JV football team.
—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
Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2026
As the public became increasingly environmentally conscious and organic farmers mounted a parallel back-to-the-land movement, a market for organic food burgeoned, especially on the West Coast.
—Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Their friendships burgeoned when each was a member of Palisades High’s JV football team.
—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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In addition, there will be increased Tactical Marine Unit and Aircraft Operations Division operations along the border to detect and apprehend criminals, according to the governor’s office.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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The number of serious attacks increased from 54 in 2023 to 83 in 2024 and 128 in 2025.—
AREF TUFAHA,
Arkansas Online,
24 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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One of the natives that thrived was red buckeye (Aesculus pavia).—
Campbell Vaughn,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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Raines spoke to the Lutzenkirchen family the day of the tragedy and began a friendship that has now bloomed into an effort to continue these safe driving summits.—
Doug Turnbull for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
AJC.com,
22 Feb. 2026
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The celebration bloomed into a nonprofit with support from Thomas’ family and community.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
14 Feb. 2026
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Global private credit fundraising rose in 2025 , although the pace of growth slowed from the previous year.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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Hendrick’s has been something of an outlier in the gin category since it was founded more than 25 years ago—a Scottish gin that was built around two specific botanicals, rose and cucumber, something that was pretty unusual at the time.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
23 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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At the same time, writing about Muslim womanhood has flourished in the nonfiction space.—
Hafsa Lodi,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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One of the most common questions among orchid owners is what to do after the plant has flowered.—
Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
10 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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Many of the companies that are cutting hordes of jobs – and blaming it on AI – had swelled in size during the pandemic years, when tech companies were meeting demand for online services.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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Late in the second quarter the lead swelled to 34-18.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 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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Muñoz has blossomed into one of baseball’s best closers.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Burgeoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgeoned. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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