as in flourishing
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1
as in increasing
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 thriving
to grow vigorously
the spring flowers burgeoned once the warm weather set in for good
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as in blooming
to produce flowers
chrysanthemums usually burgeon in early fall
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Recent Examples of burgeoning
Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2020
Some 2,482 miles outside of Silicon Valley, Atlanta is a technological powerhouse—with a growing focus on the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence.
—Latoya Peterson, Wired, 16 Jan. 2020
ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
But by the mid-Seventies, the family band was also taking a back seat to Donny’s burgeoning solo career, as well as his successful work alongside his sister, Marie.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Ebbers was born in Canada and operated a hotel chain in Mississippi before getting involved in the burgeoning long-distance phone business in the early 1980s.
—Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2020
Some 2,482 miles outside of Silicon Valley, Atlanta is a technological powerhouse—with a growing focus on the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence.
—Latoya Peterson, Wired, 16 Jan. 2020
Verb
The agency is chaired by Michael Selig, who is considered friendly to the burgeoning industry.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
But by the mid-Seventies, the family band was also taking a back seat to Donny’s burgeoning solo career, as well as his successful work alongside his sister, Marie.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
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Before, scientists thought bilaterians primarily arose during the Cambrian period and were rare—certainly not diverse and flourishing—in the Ediacaran.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
2 Apr. 2026
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Free settlement and separation from New South Wales Allan Cunningham’s exploration of the Darling Downs pointed the way toward more flourishing settlement, which had already begun overland from the south from 1840 after the penal colony had been abolished.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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Adrian Meyer, Christie’s global head of private sales, outlined one idea for the increasing popularity of the sales channel.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Highlighting the industry’s growing needs, demand for highly functional textile solutions is increasing across sectors, driven by rising investment in security, defense and disaster response.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
23 Apr. 2026
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But rather than celebrating a thriving industry, one North Bay cannabis grower says hard lessons were learned about the realities of politics in the marketplace.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Lokedi, 32, is a historic figure in the Jayhawks’ cross country and track and field programs after thriving in Lawrence from 2015-19.—
PJ Green
April 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2026
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In Arizona, cacti are blooming months early and the worry about water has already started, said Kathy Jacobs, director of the Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions at the University of Arizona.—
Seth Borenstein,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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Early blooming means more trees have budded out.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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That’s why David Gallo’s setting, a vista of a fragile boarding house nearly consumed by the rising, sun-blotting, industrial landscape of Pittsburgh, works so effectively here.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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After a faulty cooling system was left to disrepair, rising temperatures resulted in an explosion with the equivalent force of 70-100 tons of TNT.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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The two-panel composition, installed in 1899 at the Second Congregational Church in Winsted, shows a lush landscape at sunset, with a cascading waterfall in the foreground, and flowering lilies and irises set against distant mountains.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Ever Sapphire™ Agapanthus begins blooming in late spring—much earlier than traditional varieties—and continues flowering throughout summer.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2026
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Just south of Wailea is Mākena State Park, home to one of the largest undeveloped beaches on Maui.—
Kara Williams,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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The land outside is similarly undeveloped, continuing inland to Sartène, with its medieval warren of streets and austere granite houses on a rocky outcrop, or east along the coast to Bonifacio, a former Genoese stronghold with a deep, narrow harbor cutting through towering chalk cliffs.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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From global dishes to comfort food classics, many supermarkets now offer — and are expanding — buffet-style prepared foods that rival takeout in both variety and convenience.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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While the business itself operates within the expanding private credit market, an asset class that has drawn significant institutional capital in recent years, the partnership behind it remains its most distinctive feature.—
NIa Bowers,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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