as in flourishing
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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
Shamira Ibrahim, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
According to Isaac Rose-Berman, a fellow at the American Institute for Boys and Men, the skyrocketing popularity of sports betting is a burgeoning public health crisis, especially for young men.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 8 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
For Bravo, race has always been that lingering chink in its armor — and the latest burgeoning Summer House drama threatens to continue to chip away at the network’s feeble defense against claims of racial insensitivity.
—Shamira Ibrahim, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
According to Isaac Rose-Berman, a fellow at the American Institute for Boys and Men, the skyrocketing popularity of sports betting is a burgeoning public health crisis, especially for young men.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 8 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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As founding director of the cyborg psychology research group and co-director of MIT Media Lab’s Advancing Humans with AI research program, Pataranutaporn is interested in ways that people can use AI to promote human flourishing, pro-social interaction, and human-to-human interaction.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
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The investigation comes amid increasing federal scrutiny of the amount of money fans are paying to watch sports on television.—
Joe Reedy,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Even as Silicon Valley continues to generate extraordinary wealth and innovation, the system supporting that success is under increasing pressure.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
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There were thriving businesses, institutions and even a resort hotel known as the Duncan House, where wealthy Black travelers from cities like New York and Philadelphia came to stay.—
Reginald David,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
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But while the Gulf states boasted thriving business sectors before the conflict, Iran’s economy was already in shambles, leading to domestic unrest that prompted a brutal crackdown.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Daffodils, crocus and forsythia are blooming, and there are buds on many trees.—
Tracy Trobridge,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Apr. 2026
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Temperatures are getting warmer, flowers are blooming, and part of downtown Philadelphia is going car-free in celebration of spring.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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But there are concerns about rising ticket prices and soaring production budgets, fueled by higher costs for labor, materials and energy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The group announced the new mutual aid market on social media, citing community concerns over rising costs as the motivation behind the move.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps your backyard is verdant but not pristine, with spots of flowering weeds.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2026
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The garden's website says the flowering cherries bloom from late March or early April through mid-May.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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One of South Carolina’s biggest barrier islands, Edisto Island, is intentionally undeveloped.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
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Metropolitan Council Environmental Services owns vacant land that likely will remain undeveloped for the foreseeable future.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
9 Apr. 2026
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Mantello’s production actually frees the play from its own time, expanding its vista.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Murillo said the Mining Arc later became a financial lifeline for the Venezuelan regime as oil revenues collapsed, with gold extraction expanding rapidly under opaque arrangements involving state players and armed groups.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Burgeoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgeoning. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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